Question 1

What percentage of the world's population is nonreligious?

Accepted Answer

A)  85 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  85 percent 
B)  60 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 2

In 2009 among the following nations, which had the highest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany 
A)  Poland 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany

Question 3

The feeling of exaltation that a person has when hearing a choir sing is characterized as a religious

Accepted Answer

A)  value. 
B)  belief. 
C)  experience. 
D)  ritual. 
A)  value. 
B)  belief. 
C)  experience. 
D)  ritual.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of an established sect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholicism 
B)  Conservative Judaism 
C)  the Hutterites 
D)  both Catholicism and Conservative Judaism 
A)  Catholicism 
B)  Conservative Judaism 
C)  the Hutterites 
D)  both Catholicism and Conservative Judaism

Question 5

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example, it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions, thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  labeling theory 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  labeling theory

Question 6

In which of the following ways are Christianity and Islam similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are polytheistic. 
B)  Both include a belief in the prophets Jesus and Mohammad. 
C)  Both consider God's true nature to be revealed through the Torah. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Both are polytheistic. 
B)  Both include a belief in the prophets Jesus and Mohammad. 
C)  Both consider God's true nature to be revealed through the Torah. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

Public opinion polls taken across 114 nations showed over 95 percent of people in the poorest countries said religion was an important part of their daily lives. What was the percentage for people living in countries with the highest per capita income?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 percent 
B)  62 percent 
C)  47 percent 
D)  25 percent 
A)  75 percent 
B)  62 percent 
C)  47 percent 
D)  25 percent

Question 8

Members of a particular religious group think that God meant for people "to be fruitful and multiply," so they permit men to have several wives at one time. This is an example of a religious

Accepted Answer

A)  belief. 
B)  experience. 
C)  value. 
D)  ritual. 
A)  belief. 
B)  experience. 
C)  value. 
D)  ritual.

Question 9

Which sociological perspective emphasizes how the common identity and social integration fostered by education contributes to overall societal stability and consensus?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  global perspective

Question 10

Which sociologist was perhaps the first to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Talcott Parsons 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Robert Merton 
A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Talcott Parsons 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  Robert Merton

Question 11

Which is the important text for followers of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bible 
B)  Torah 
C)  Koran 
D)  Tripitaka 
A)  Bible 
B)  Torah 
C)  Koran 
D)  Tripitaka

Question 12

An ecclesia does not exist in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which perspective views the bureaucratization of education as simply a reflection of the values of powerful groups in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  feminist perspective 
A)  functionalist perspective 
B)  conflict perspective 
C)  interactionist perspective 
D)  feminist perspective

Question 15

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Robert Rosenthal 
D)  Max Weber 
A)  Talcott Parsons 
B)  Howard Becker 
C)  Robert Rosenthal 
D)  Max Weber

Question 16

On the Jewish holiday of Passover, Jews are expected to eat matzo, or unleavened bread, during their Seder, or holiday dinner, rather than the bread they eat during the rest of the year. Eating the matzo and having a Seder are examples of religious

Accepted Answer

A)  experiences. 
B)  rituals. 
C)  values. 
D)  beliefs. 
A)  experiences. 
B)  rituals. 
C)  values. 
D)  beliefs.

Question 17

A religious organization that is recognized as the national or official religion is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  cult. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  sect. 
D)  ecclesia. 
A)  cult. 
B)  denomination. 
C)  sect. 
D)  ecclesia.

Question 18

An established sect is a

Accepted Answer

A)  religious group that is considered an outgrowth of a sect yet remains isolated from society. 
B)  religious organization that claims to include most or all the members of a society and that is recognized as the national or official religion. 
C)  large, organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government. 
D)  generally small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith. 
A)  religious group that is considered an outgrowth of a sect yet remains isolated from society. 
B)  religious organization that claims to include most or all the members of a society and that is recognized as the national or official religion. 
C)  large, organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government. 
D)  generally small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.

Question 19

Discuss the concepts of sacred and profane in the context of the distinctions religious faiths make between transcending events and the everyday world.

Accepted Answer

The concepts of sacred and profane are c

Question 20

In schools in the United States, bilingual education has been defended on the grounds that it

Accepted Answer

A)  is a means to encourage cultural diversity. 
B)  assists in the cultural integration of immigrant groups. 
C)  assists in the political integration of immigrant groups. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  is a means to encourage cultural diversity. 
B)  assists in the cultural integration of immigrant groups. 
C)  assists in the political integration of immigrant groups. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

What percentage of the world's population is nonreligious?

In 2009 among the following nations, which had the highest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

The feeling of exaltation that a person has when hearing a choir sing is characterized as a religious

Which of the following is an example of an established sect?

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example, it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions, thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

In which of the following ways are Christianity and Islam similar?

Public opinion polls taken across 114 nations showed over 95 percent of people in the poorest countries said religion was an important part of their daily lives. What was the percentage for people living in countries with the highest per capita income?

Members of a particular religious group think that God meant for people "to be fruitful and multiply," so they permit men to have several wives at one time. This is an example of a religious

Which sociological perspective emphasizes how the common identity and social integration fostered by education contributes to overall societal stability and consensus?

Which sociologist was perhaps the first to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies?

Which is the important text for followers of Islam?

An ecclesia does not exist in the United States.

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

Which perspective views the bureaucratization of education as simply a reflection of the values of powerful groups in society?

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

On the Jewish holiday of Passover, Jews are expected to eat matzo, or unleavened bread, during their Seder, or holiday dinner, rather than the bread they eat during the rest of the year. Eating the matzo and having a Seder are examples of religious

A religious organization that is recognized as the national or official religion is known as a(n)

An established sect is a

Discuss the concepts of sacred and profane in the context of the distinctions religious faiths make between transcending events and the everyday world.

In schools in the United States, bilingual education has been defended on the grounds that it

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Exam 13: Religion and Education

What percentage of the world's population is nonreligious?

In 2009 among the following nations, which had the highest percentage of persons who had graduated with a higher education degree?

The feeling of exaltation that a person has when hearing a choir sing is characterized as a religious

Which of the following is an example of an established sect?

Which sociological perspective portrays contemporary education as basically benign-for example, it argues that schools rationally sort and select students for future high-status positions, thereby meeting society's need for talented and expert personnel?

In which of the following ways are Christianity and Islam similar?

Public opinion polls taken across 114 nations showed over 95 percent of people in the poorest countries said religion was an important part of their daily lives. What was the percentage for people living in countries with the highest per capita income?

Members of a particular religious group think that God meant for people "to be fruitful and multiply," so they permit men to have several wives at one time. This is an example of a religious

Which sociological perspective emphasizes how the common identity and social integration fostered by education contributes to overall societal stability and consensus?

Which sociologist was perhaps the first to recognize the critical importance of religion in human societies?

Which is the important text for followers of Islam?

An ecclesia does not exist in the United States.

The overall prestige of the teaching profession has increased over the last decade.

Which perspective views the bureaucratization of education as simply a reflection of the values of powerful groups in society?

Which researcher's work yielded the concept referred to as the teacher-expectancy effect?

On the Jewish holiday of Passover, Jews are expected to eat matzo, or unleavened bread, during their Seder, or holiday dinner, rather than the bread they eat during the rest of the year. Eating the matzo and having a Seder are examples of religious

A religious organization that is recognized as the national or official religion is known as a(n)

An established sect is a

Discuss the concepts of sacred and profane in the context of the distinctions religious faiths make between transcending events and the everyday world.

In schools in the United States, bilingual education has been defended on the grounds that it

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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