MARY THE QUEEN COLLEGE (PAMPANGA), INC.

GSO Road San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Name:__________________________________ Score:____________
Year and Section_________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer and write it on the space
provided. (20 pts)

_________1. The discipline that studies human society is

a. social physics c. sociology

b. social science d. history

_________2. It concerns itself with the nature of everyday human social interactions on a small scale.

a. macrosociology c. macroeconomics
b. microsociology d. microeconomics

_________3. The word “socius” means

a. companion c. associate
b. friends d. a & b

_________4. It is an approach in studying sociology which emphasizes the analysis of social systems and
populations on a large scale.

a. macrosociology c. microeconomics
b. microsociology d. macroeconomic

_________5. He is considered as the father of sociology.

a. Herbert Spencer c. Karl Marx

b. August Comte d. Emile Durkheim

_________6. “Verstehen” means

a. knowing c. understanding
b. acquiring d. presenting

_________7. The concept of Dialectical Materialism is from

a. August Comte c. Karl Marx

b. Max Weber d. Emile Durkheim

_________8. Sociology emerged as a discipline after the

a. Industrial Revolution c. World War 1

b. Renaissance d. Gulf War
_________9. For Marx, conflict

a. is the main source of social change

b. occurs only in capitalist societies
d. has a little influence upon social change
e. is always harmful to society

_________10. The quality of the mind that enables its possessor to grasp the intersection of biography and
history.

a. sociological imagination c. sociological perspectives

b. political mind d. sociological relation

_________11. A group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the
same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural
expectations.

a. community c. class
b. society d. organization

_________12. Institutions created and used by society to mold its members to share the same values and beliefs
that a typical members of society possess.

a. Ideological State Apparatus c. Repressive State Apparatus

b. Economy d. Norms

_________13. The coercive institutions that use physical force to make the members conform to the laws and
norms of the society.

a. Ideological State Apparatus c. Repressive State Apparatus

b. Economy d. Norms

_________14. A type of society where the people subsisted from day to day through hunting larger animals,
collecting shellfish and vegetable gathering. Their tool were made of stones, wood and bones.

a. Horticultural Societies c. Food Gathering Societies

b. Pastoral Societies d. Post-Industrial Societies

_________15. This period is characterized by the use of machines as means of food production.

a. Horticultural Societies c. Food Gathering Societies

b. Pastoral Societies d. Industrial Societies

_________16. It explains how some aspect of human behavior or performance is organized. It thus enables us to
make predictions about that behavior.

a. theory c. sociology
b. hypothesis d. economics

_________17. This sociological perspective focuses on the conflicted, and ever‐changing nature of society.

a. functionalist theory c. conflict theory

 b. symbolic interactionism d. social integration

_________18. According to this perspective, society is a system of interconnected parts that work together in
harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equilibrium for the whole.

a. functionalist theory c. conflict theory

b. symbolic interactionism d. social integration

________19. This sociological perspective suggests that our identity or sense of self is shaped by social
interaction. We develop our self-concept by observing how others interact with us.

a. functionalist theory c. conflict theory

b. symbolic interactionism d. social integration

________20. This revolutionary sociologist said, “the philosophers of the world have interpreted the world in
various ways, the point however is to change it.”

a. Karl Marx c. Emile Durkheim

b. Max Weber d. C. Wright Mills

True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. (20 pts)

_________1. Society doesn't need to have a clearly-defined geographical territory.

_________2. Society holds its members through a common culture.

_________3. Society regulates and controls people’s behavior.

_________4. Sociology won’t give you all the answers. But it will help you ask the right questions.

_________5. In the early pastoral societies, people used plow than hoe in food production.

_________6. Functionalism is a quality of mind that will help [people] use information and develop reason in
order to achieve lucid summations of what is going on in the world and what may be happening within
themselves.

_________7. For conflict theory, each of the social institutions contributes important functions for society.

_________8. The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between
the two within society.

_________9. Society is relatively small.

_________10. Karl Marx coined the terms Ideological State apparatus and Repressive State apparatus.

Essay: Answer the following questions. Please read all questions carefully and make sure you understand the facts
before you begin answering .Write legibly and be as concise as possible.
1. Why is sociology important? (5 pts)
2. How does C. Wright Mills define Sociological Imagination? (5pts)
3. Explain the statement “the philosophers/ social scientist of the world have interpreted the world in various ways,
the point however is to change it.” (5 pts)
4. Discuss the three sociological perspectives. Compare and Contrast their view on society. (10 pts)
Prepared by: Approved by: Received by:

Dennis Joseph S. Raymundo Maria Katrina M. Torres Nino G. Guinto

Socsci Coordinator Printing Office Assistant