UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
QUIZ 1
NAME: ____________________________________ SCORE:___________
I. Identification
_________________1. It refers to one’s sense of self as masculine and feminine regardless of of external genitalia.
_________________2. The differences among the individuals on the basis of social characteristics and qualities.
__________________3. It refers to the category of persons who have more or less the same socio-economic privileges.
_________________4. It came from the word “religare” which means to bind together.
_________________5. These are the people whose psychological self differs from the social expectations for the
physical sex they are born with.
_________________6. It refers to a person based on their anatomy or their bodies.
_________________7. It is a set of medical conditions that feature or congenital anatomy of the reproductive and
sexual system.
_________________8. It is a culture within a culture.
_________________9. Refers to how one behaves in actual situation within the context of what may be regarded as
acceptable by the other members of the society.
_________________10. It is a variation of culture that consists of activities patronized by elite audiences, composed of
members of the upper middle and upper classes.
_________________11. A systematic study of the biological, cultural, and social aspects of man.
_________________12. It is a systematic study of politics.
_________________13. It is a classification of culture that can be seen or tangible.
_________________14. It deals with prehistoric societies by studying their tools and environment.
_________________15. It deals with the study of groups.
_________________16. Men attracted emotionally, romantically, or sexually to men.
_________________17. It is the legal relationship that binds a person and a country.
__________________18. It is the sum total of skills, beliefs, knowledge and products that are commonly shared by a
number of people and transmitted to their children.
_________________19. It refers to the state of being intellectually gifted and/or having physically or mentally
challenged conditions.
_________________20. It is the aspect of culture tha says culture is constantly changing
II. True or False
_________1. Culture is learned through socialization and enculturation.
_________2. Culture acts as a social glue that helps to hold the people together.
_________3. In order to keep the culture functioning, all aspects of culture must not be integrated.
_________4. Lesbian is a person who is attracted to multiple genders.
_________5. Social changes may include changes in nature, social institution, social behavior, or social relations.
_________6. Enculturation is the product of socialization process.
_________7.What may be considered good etiquette in one culture may be considered bad etiquette in another.
_________8. Enculturation is the actual process or the society.
_________9. Social anthropology studies how social patterns and practices and cultural variations develop across
different societies.
_________10. Culture serves as a trademark or special feature that distinguishes one society from the other.
III. Enumeration
1-3 Give 3 Aspects of culture
4-5 Give Fields of study in Anthropology
6-7 Give 2 Functions of culture
8-10 Give 3 Areas of interest in sociology
IV Essay (10 points)
What is your gender? Explain your answer.
