Question 1

Forces of nature have the greatest effect on societies with the simplest technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Karl Marx, the foundation of society is the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Agrarian technology developed based on the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  the plow. 
B)  the internal-combustion engine. 
C)  slave labour. 
D)  irrigation. 
A)  the plow. 
B)  the internal-combustion engine. 
C)  slave labour. 
D)  irrigation.

Question 4

Briefly explain Durkheim's belief that studying individuals alone can never capture the essence of society.

Accepted Answer

Durkheim believed that studying individu

Question 5

Who, of the following, would be most likely to argue that the power of ideas shapes society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Lenskis 
B)  Marx 
C)  Weber 
D)  Durkheim 
A)  the Lenskis 
B)  Marx 
C)  Weber 
D)  Durkheim

Question 6

Both Marx and the Lenskis saw the struggle between classes as the engine for change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Weber could see the advantages of industrial capitalism,

Accepted Answer

A)  and he was optimistic about the future. 
B)  but he thought it would never actually develop. 
C)  but he thought workers would soon overthrow the system. 
D)  but he was pessimistic about the future. 
A)  and he was optimistic about the future. 
B)  but he thought it would never actually develop. 
C)  but he thought workers would soon overthrow the system. 
D)  but he was pessimistic about the future.

Question 8

In terms of social inequality, agrarian societies generally

Accepted Answer

A)  have much more inequality than less productive societal types. 
B)  have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types. 
C)  have less social inequality than less productive societal types. 
D)  come very close to being egalitarian societies. 
A)  have much more inequality than less productive societal types. 
B)  have about the same amount of social inequality as less productive societal types. 
C)  have less social inequality than less productive societal types. 
D)  come very close to being egalitarian societies.

Question 9

About one hundred years has passed since Marx, Weber, and Durkheim were writing about modern society. Point to at least one change in Canadian society over that period of time that appears to confirm the correctness of each theorist's analysis. Can you point to a change that, in each case, seems at odds with his theory?

Accepted Answer

Marx, Weber, and Durkheim each had diffe

Question 10

For Max Weber, an "ideal type" meant something that is the very best of its kind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Karl Marx considered capitalism to be _____, but Max Weber argued that capitalism was very _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  irrational; rational 
B)  rational; irrational 
C)  unproductive; productive 
D)  productive; unproductive 
A)  irrational; rational 
B)  rational; irrational 
C)  unproductive; productive 
D)  productive; unproductive

Question 12

Agrarian societies typically have dramatic social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Many people have marvelled at the Great Wall in China and the Great Pyramids in Egypt. These monuments stand as evidence of the productive power of which type of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  agrarian 
D)  industrial

Question 14

Karl Marx and Max Weber agreed that modern society generates alienation, although for different reasons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Industrial technology has raised living standards in a number of societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Explain why Karl Marx believed capitalist society was irrational, while Max Weber believed it was very rational.

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx believed that capitalist socie

Question 17

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering. 
B)  horticultural and pastoral. 
C)  agrarian. 
D)  industrial. 
A)  hunting and gathering. 
B)  horticultural and pastoral. 
C)  agrarian. 
D)  industrial.

Question 18

Max Weber used the concept "rationalization of society" to point to historical change from tradition to rationality as the dominant mode of human thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Films about advancing technology, including Frankenstein, make the point that advancing technology

Accepted Answer

A)  not only solves some problems but creates new ones. 
B)  is the solution to all human problems. 
C)  will never do anything good for humanity. 
D)  reveals problems we didn't know we already had. 
A)  not only solves some problems but creates new ones. 
B)  is the solution to all human problems. 
C)  will never do anything good for humanity. 
D)  reveals problems we didn't know we already had.

Question 20

Today, __________ would likely be concerned about the emergence of a new symbolic elite.

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx 
B)  Weber 
C)  Durkheim 
D)  the Lenskis 
A)  Marx 
B)  Weber 
C)  Durkheim 
D)  the Lenskis

Exam 4: Society

Forces of nature have the greatest effect on societies with the simplest technology.

According to Karl Marx, the foundation of society is the family.

Agrarian technology developed based on the use of

Briefly explain Durkheim's belief that studying individuals alone can never capture the essence of society.

Who, of the following, would be most likely to argue that the power of ideas shapes society?

Both Marx and the Lenskis saw the struggle between classes as the engine for change.

Weber could see the advantages of industrial capitalism,

In terms of social inequality, agrarian societies generally

For Max Weber, an "ideal type" meant something that is the very best of its kind.

Karl Marx considered capitalism to be _____, but Max Weber argued that capitalism was very _____.

Agrarian societies typically have dramatic social inequality.

Many people have marvelled at the Great Wall in China and the Great Pyramids in Egypt. These monuments stand as evidence of the productive power of which type of society?

Karl Marx and Max Weber agreed that modern society generates alienation, although for different reasons.

Industrial technology has raised living standards in a number of societies.

Explain why Karl Marx believed capitalist society was irrational, while Max Weber believed it was very rational.

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

Max Weber used the concept "rationalization of society" to point to historical change from tradition to rationality as the dominant mode of human thought.

Films about advancing technology, including Frankenstein, make the point that advancing technology

Today, __________ would likely be concerned about the emergence of a new symbolic elite.

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