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Multiple􀈱Choice
1) Sociology􀈱is􀈱best􀈱described􀈱as
A) The􀈱study􀈱of􀈱personalities
B) The􀈱study􀈱of􀈱human􀈱behavior􀈱in􀈱society
C) The􀈱study􀈱of􀈱human􀈱genetics
D) The􀈱study􀈱of􀈱common􀈱sense
Answer: B
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2) Which􀈱sociologist􀈱wrote􀈱of􀈱the􀈱􀈈sociological􀈱imagination􀈈?
A) C.􀈱Wright􀈱Mills B) Karl􀈱Marx
C) Alexis􀈱de􀈱Tocqueville D) Auguste􀈱Comte
Answer: A
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3) What􀈱does􀈱the􀈱􀈈sociological􀈱imagination􀈈􀈱classify􀈱our􀈱lives􀈱as?
A) Conflicted􀈱lives B) Contrasting􀈱lives
C) Contextual􀈱lives D) Convoluted􀈱lives
Answer: C
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4) What􀈱type􀈱of􀈱science􀈱is􀈱sociology?
A) Physical B) Hard C) Soft D) Social
Answer: D
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5) Sociology􀈱uses􀈱which􀈱of􀈱the􀈱following􀈱as􀈱part􀈱of􀈱its􀈱scientific􀈱approach􀈱to􀈱interpret􀈱social
behavior?
A) Bias B) Systematic􀈱observations
C) Simple􀈱common􀈱sense D) Preconceptions
Answer: B
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6) What􀈱was􀈱an􀈱outcome􀈱of􀈱the􀈱􀈈Enlightenment􀈈?
A) Use􀈱of􀈱reason􀈱to􀈱understand􀈱the􀈱relationship􀈱of􀈱the􀈱individual􀈱and􀈱society.
B) Use􀈱of􀈱faith􀈱alone􀈱to􀈱understand􀈱the􀈱relationship􀈱of􀈱the􀈱individual􀈱and􀈱society.
C) A􀈱rejection􀈱of􀈱the􀈱rationalist􀈱approach.
D) An􀈱embrace􀈱of􀈱the􀈱divine􀈱authority􀈱of􀈱the􀈱monarchy.
Answer: A
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7) Which􀈱of􀈱the􀈱following,􀈱according􀈱to􀈱John􀈱Locke,􀈱plays􀈱an􀈱essential􀈱role􀈱in􀈱people􀈱joining
together􀈱in􀈱a􀈱society?
A) Psychological􀈱agreements B) Social􀈱contracts
C) Socio-cultural􀈱bargains D) Physiological􀈱contracts
Answer: B
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8) Which􀈱two􀈱themes􀈱came􀈱together􀈱in􀈱the􀈱work􀈱of􀈱Thomas􀈱Jefferson?
A) Individual􀈱liberty􀈱and􀈱that􀈱society􀈱removes􀈱freedom
B) Social􀈱liberty􀈱and􀈱that􀈱individuals􀈱do􀈱not􀈱need􀈱freedom
C) Individual􀈱liberty􀈱and􀈱that􀈱society􀈱enhanced􀈱freedom
D) Social􀈱freedoms􀈱and􀈱that􀈱the􀈱individual􀈱does􀈱not􀈱enhance􀈱liberty
Answer: C
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9) Who􀈱first􀈱coined􀈱the􀈱term􀈱sociology?
A) Auguste􀈱Comte B) Karl􀈱Marx
C) Emile􀈱Durkheim D) Max􀈱Weber
Answer: A
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10) Which􀈱definition􀈱does􀈱the􀈱text􀈱use􀈱to􀈱describe􀈱modernism?
A) The􀈱belief􀈱in􀈱evolutionary􀈱progress,􀈱through􀈱the􀈱application􀈱of􀈱religion
B) The􀈱belief􀈱in􀈱de-evolution􀈱and􀈱the􀈱scientific􀈱method􀈱to􀈱explain􀈱the􀈱Divine
C) The􀈱belief􀈱in􀈱evolutionary􀈱progress,􀈱through􀈱the􀈱application􀈱of􀈱science
D) The􀈱belief􀈱in􀈱de-evolution􀈱and􀈱the􀈱use􀈱of􀈱science􀈱to􀈱explain􀈱the􀈱social􀈱world
Answer: C
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11) Which􀈱of􀈱the􀈱following􀈱is􀈱NOT􀈱one􀈱of􀈱the􀈱stages􀈱that􀈱Comte􀈱believed􀈱each􀈱society􀈱passes
through?
A) Metaphysical B) Metempsychosis
C) Religious D) Scientific
Answer: B
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12) Alexis􀈱de􀈱Tocqueville􀈱wrote􀈱about􀈱􀈱what􀈱in􀈱America?
A) Democracy B) Socialism C) Communism D) Fascism
Answer: A
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13) Which􀈱is􀈱a􀈱central􀈱component􀈱of􀈱Karl􀈱Marx􀈇s􀈱theoretical􀈱framework?
A) Social􀈱engineering B) Democracy
C) Corporate􀈱economy D) Capitalism
Answer: D
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14) Marx􀈱believes􀈱that􀈱the􀈱best􀈱economic􀈱system􀈱is􀈱one􀈱that􀈱has􀈱collective􀈱ownership􀈱of􀈱all
property.􀈱􀈱Which􀈱economic􀈱system􀈱best􀈱fits􀈱what􀈱Marx􀈱supports?
A) Socialism B) Communism
C) Capitalism D) Mixed􀈱economy
Answer: B
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15) Which􀈱term􀈱in􀈱Marx􀈇s􀈱theory􀈱would􀈱be􀈱applied􀈱to􀈱the􀈱working􀈱class?
A) Bourgeoisie B) Petite􀈱Bourgeoisie
C) Proletariat D) Lumpenproletariat
Answer: C
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16) What􀈱central􀈱insight􀈱was􀈱illustrated􀈱in􀈱Emile􀈱Durkheim􀈇s􀈱study􀈱of􀈱suicide?
A) Society􀈱is􀈱held􀈱together􀈱by􀈱􀈈solidarity􀈈.
B) Society􀈱is􀈱held􀈱together􀈱by􀈱loose􀈱social􀈱contracts.
C) Society􀈱is􀈱held􀈱together􀈱by􀈱social􀈱stratification.
D) Society􀈱is􀈱held􀈱together􀈱by􀈱canonical􀈱decree.
Answer: A
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17) According􀈱to􀈱Durkheim􀈱which􀈱form􀈱of􀈱solidarity􀈱shares􀈱a􀈱common􀈱culture􀈱and􀈱sense􀈱of
morality?
A) Mechanical B) Organic C) Communal D) Natural
Answer: A
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18) According􀈱to􀈱Durkheim􀈱which􀈱form􀈱of􀈱solidarity􀈱exists􀈱when􀈱people􀈱are􀈱interdependent,􀈱share
less􀈱obvious􀈱common􀈱values,􀈱have􀈱diverse􀈱and􀈱conflicting􀈱interests,􀈱and􀈱a􀈱more􀈱complex
division􀈱of􀈱labor?
A) Mechanical B) Communal C) Organic D) Natural
Answer: C
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19) Which􀈱book􀈱is􀈱considered􀈱to􀈱be􀈱Max􀈱Weber􀈇s􀈱most􀈱famous􀈱work?
A) The􀈱Catholic􀈱Ethic􀈱and􀈱the􀈱Spirit􀈱of􀈱Liberation􀈱Theology
B) The􀈱Protestant􀈱Ethic􀈱and􀈱the􀈱Spirit􀈱of􀈱Capitalism
C) The􀈱Protestant􀈱Spirit􀈱and􀈱the􀈱Ethics􀈱of􀈱Communism
D) The􀈱Catholic􀈱Spirit􀈱and􀈱the􀈱Ethics􀈱of􀈱Capitalism
Answer: B
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20) Which􀈱best􀈱describes􀈱the􀈱concept􀈱􀈈social􀈱telesis􀈈?
A) Those􀈱who􀈱ruled􀈱deserved􀈱to􀈱do􀈱so􀈱because􀈱they􀈱had􀈱􀈈adapted􀈈􀈱best􀈱to􀈱social􀈱conditions.
B) Those􀈱who􀈱ruled􀈱deserved􀈱to􀈱do􀈱so􀈱because􀈱they􀈱were􀈱biologically􀈱superior.
C) Those􀈱who􀈱ruled􀈱did􀈱not􀈱deserve􀈱to􀈱do􀈱so􀈱because􀈱they􀈱were􀈱not􀈱properly􀈱􀈈adapted􀈈􀈱to
social􀈱conditions.
D) Those􀈱who􀈱ruled􀈱did􀈱not􀈱deserve􀈱to􀈱do􀈱so􀈱because􀈱they􀈱were􀈱biologically􀈱superior
Answer: A
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21) Which􀈱is􀈱true􀈱about􀈱the􀈱classical􀈱canon􀈱of􀈱sociology􀈱according􀈱to􀈱your􀈱text?
A) It􀈱consists􀈱of􀈱primarily􀈱of􀈱white􀈱women.
B) It􀈱consists􀈱entirely􀈱of􀈱white􀈱men.
C) It􀈱consists􀈱of􀈱an􀈱ethnically􀈱diverse􀈱group.
D) It􀈱consists􀈱of􀈱mostly􀈱lower􀈱socio-economic􀈱status􀈱theorists.
Answer: B
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22) Which􀈱best􀈱describes􀈱symbolic􀈱interactionism?
A) An􀈱individual􀈇s􀈱interactions􀈱with􀈱his􀈱or􀈱her􀈱environment􀈱help􀈱a􀈱person􀈱develop􀈱a􀈱sense
of􀈱􀈈self􀈈.
B) An􀈱individual􀈇s􀈱interactions􀈱create􀈱social􀈱cohesion,􀈱stability,􀈱and􀈱equilibrium􀈱for􀈱society.
C) An􀈱individual􀈱is􀈱integrated􀈱into􀈱various􀈱levels􀈱of􀈱the􀈱social􀈱world􀈱via􀈱inequity.
D) An􀈱individual􀈱is􀈱integrated􀈱into􀈱the􀈱social􀈱world􀈱through􀈱shared􀈱values􀈱and􀈱traditions
alone.
Answer: A
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23) Which􀈱theorist􀈱used􀈱a􀈱􀈈dramaturgical􀈱model􀈈?
A) Robert􀈱K.􀈱Merton B) W.E.B.􀈱DuBois
C) George􀈱Ritzer D) Erving􀈱Goffman
Answer: D
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24) Jane􀈱believes􀈱that􀈱social􀈱life􀈱consists􀈱of􀈱several􀈱distinct􀈱integrated􀈱levels􀈱that􀈱enable􀈱the􀈱world
to􀈱find􀈱stability,􀈱order,􀈱and􀈱meaning.􀈱􀈱Jane􀈇s􀈱belief􀈱is􀈱an􀈱example􀈱of􀈱which􀈱theory?
A) Structural􀈱Functionalism B) Symbolic􀈱Interactionism
C) Multicultural􀈱Feminism D) Marxism
Answer: A
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25) A􀈱coherent􀈱model􀈱of􀈱how􀈱society􀈱works􀈱and􀈱how􀈱individuals􀈱are􀈱socialized􀈱into􀈱their􀈱roles
within􀈱it􀈱is􀈱called?
A) A􀈱structure B) A􀈱paradigm C) An􀈱institution D) A􀈱social􀈱play
Answer: B
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26) Which􀈱sociological􀈱theorist􀈱was􀈱a􀈱central􀈱figure􀈱of􀈱structural-functionalist􀈱analysis?
A) Erving􀈱Goffman B) Lester􀈱Ward
C) George􀈱Ritzer D) Talcott􀈱Parsons
Answer: D
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27) What􀈱,according􀈱to􀈱Robert􀈱K.􀈱Merton,􀈱can􀈱the􀈱functions􀈱of􀈱any􀈱institution􀈱or􀈱interaction􀈱be?
A) Either􀈱manifest􀈱or􀈱latent B) Either􀈱multiple􀈱or􀈱singular
C) Both􀈱concrete􀈱and􀈱abstract D) Neither􀈱manifest􀈱nor􀈱latent
Answer: A
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28) Which􀈱theory􀈱suggests􀈱that􀈱the􀈱dynamics􀈱of􀈱society,􀈱both􀈱of􀈱social􀈱order􀈱and􀈱social􀈱resistance,
were􀈱the􀈱result􀈱of􀈱conflict􀈱among􀈱different􀈱groups?
A) Functionalist􀈱theory B) Symbolic􀈱Interactionist􀈱theory
C) Conflict􀈱theory D) Dramaturgy
Answer: C
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29) Globalization􀈱focuses􀈱on􀈱which􀈱level􀈱analysis􀈱when􀈱examining􀈱institutional􀈱processes?
A) Microlevel􀈱analysis B) Macrolevel􀈱analysis
C) Mesolevel􀈱analysis D) Multilevel􀈱analysis
Answer: B
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30) Which􀈱best􀈱describes􀈱multiculturalism?
A) The􀈱understanding􀈱of􀈱the􀈱dominant􀈱culture
B) The􀈱understanding􀈱of􀈱the􀈱minority􀈱or􀈱subculture
C) The􀈱understanding􀈱of􀈱many􀈱different􀈱cultures
D) The􀈱understanding􀈱of􀈱counterculture􀈱movements
Answer: C
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31) What􀈱is􀈱the􀈱process􀈱of􀈱interaction􀈱and􀈱integration􀈱among􀈱the􀈱people,􀈱companies,􀈱and
governments􀈱of􀈱different􀈱nations􀈱known􀈱as?
A) Universalism B) Globalization C) Relativism D) Particularism
Answer: B
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32) George􀈱Ritzer􀈱coined􀈱what􀈱term􀈱for􀈱the􀈱increasing􀈱homogenity􀈱around􀈱the􀈱world?
A) McDonaldization B) Burger􀈱King􀈱Mentality
C) Fast􀈱Food􀈱Nation D) The􀈱Big􀈱Bell􀈱Grande
Answer: A
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33) Which􀈱political􀈱scientist􀈱stated􀈱that􀈱our􀈱world􀈱is􀈱characterized􀈱by􀈱both􀈱􀈈McWorld􀈈􀈱and􀈱􀈈Jihad􀈈?
A) George􀈱Ritzer B) Thomas􀈱Friedman
C) Harvey􀈱Molotch D) Benjamin􀈱Barber
Answer: D
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34) What􀈱is􀈱the􀈱suggestion􀈱that􀈱postmodernism􀈱makes􀈱about􀈱the􀈱world􀈱we􀈱live􀈱in?
A) The􀈱meaning􀈱of􀈱social􀈱life􀈱may􀈱not􀈱be􀈱found􀈱in􀈱the􀈱rejection􀈱of􀈱rigid􀈱patterns􀈱of
development􀈱but􀈱rather􀈱in􀈱adherence􀈱to􀈱the􀈱older􀈱traditions,􀈱beliefs,􀈱and􀈱practices􀈱that
existed􀈱before􀈱the􀈱modern􀈱world.
B) The􀈱meaning􀈱of􀈱social􀈱life􀈱can􀈱be􀈱found􀈱only􀈱in􀈱the􀈱rigid􀈱social􀈱construction􀈱of􀈱scientific
dogma􀈱that􀈱provides􀈱a􀈱narrow􀈱view􀈱of􀈱human􀈱life􀈱and􀈱interaction􀈱based􀈱on􀈱the
evolutionary􀈱model.
C) The􀈱meaning􀈱of􀈱social􀈱life􀈱may􀈱not􀈱be􀈱found􀈱in􀈱conforming􀈱to􀈱rigid􀈱patterns􀈱of
development􀈱but􀈱rather􀈱in􀈱the􀈱creative􀈱assembling􀈱of􀈱interactions􀈱and􀈱interpretations􀈱that
enable􀈱us􀈱to􀈱negotiate􀈱our􀈱world.
D) The􀈱meaning􀈱of􀈱social􀈱life􀈱may􀈱be􀈱found􀈱in􀈱the􀈱lived􀈱experience􀈱that􀈱exists􀈱within􀈱a
paradigm􀈱shaped􀈱by􀈱something􀈱greater􀈱than􀈱ourselves,􀈱with􀈱absolutes􀈱that􀈱do􀈱not􀈱cage
but􀈱set􀈱one􀈱free.
Answer: C
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