Question 1

Modern societies differ from traditional societies by having more productive specialization-that is, a more complex division of labor.

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

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A postindustrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Gerhard Lenski argues that, eventually, we can expect technological invention to solve problems of peace and justice around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would likely be a question Emile Durkheim would ask about the 2001 terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  How did these attacks unite people across the United States? 
B)  Which class benefits most from the war on terror? 
C)  What new kinds of technology will come out of this crisis? 
D)  How might the attacks increase bureaucracy and the power of government? 
A)  How did these attacks unite people across the United States? 
B)  Which class benefits most from the war on terror? 
C)  What new kinds of technology will come out of this crisis? 
D)  How might the attacks increase bureaucracy and the power of government?

Question 8

What Lenski called the industrial society and Marx called the capitalist society, Weber considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  a technological society. 
B)  an ideal society. 
C)  a traditional society. 
D)  a rational society. 
A)  a technological society. 
B)  an ideal society. 
C)  a traditional society. 
D)  a rational society.

Question 9

Max Weber described the features of rational social organization pointing to all but one of the following. Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizations become large-scale 
B)  self-discipline is important 
C)  people in the workplace share highly personal relationships 
D)  technical competence is the key to getting jobs 
A)  organizations become large-scale 
B)  self-discipline is important 
C)  people in the workplace share highly personal relationships 
D)  technical competence is the key to getting jobs

Question 10

Horticultural societies are those in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  people are nomadic. 
B)  people hunt animals and gather vegetation. 
C)  people have learned to raise animals. 
D)  people use simple hand tools to raise crops. 
A)  people are nomadic. 
B)  people hunt animals and gather vegetation. 
C)  people have learned to raise animals. 
D)  people use simple hand tools to raise crops.

Question 11

Humans first planted gardens in which region of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  the Middle East 
A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  the Middle East

Question 12

The Roman Empire at its peak power was what 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 13

Marx thought capitalism would bring class conflict more out in the open.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Of the three founding sociologists considered in Chapter 4 of the text, who held the most optimistic view of modern society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  All were equally optimistic. 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  All were equally optimistic.

Question 15

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Hunting and gathering societies around the world contain a large and increasing share of global population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Marx claimed that capitalism alienated workers from their work, and also from each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Today, hunting and gathering societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  are quickly spreading around the world. 
B)  represent about half the world's population. 
C)  are few in number but are found on every continent. 
D)  are close to disappearing from the world. 
A)  are quickly spreading around the world. 
B)  represent about half the world's population. 
C)  are few in number but are found on every continent. 
D)  are close to disappearing from the world.

Question 19

The Industrial Revolution was underway in parts of Europe by the time the explorer Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Society

Modern societies differ from traditional societies by having more productive specialization-that is, a more complex division of labor.

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

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

What type of society engages in large-scale farming based on the use of plows drawn by animals or more powerful energy sources?

A postindustrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

Gerhard Lenski argues that, eventually, we can expect technological invention to solve problems of peace and justice around the world.

Which of the following would likely be a question Emile Durkheim would ask about the 2001 terrorist attacks?

What Lenski called the industrial society and Marx called the capitalist society, Weber considered:

Max Weber described the features of rational social organization pointing to all but one of the following. Which one is NOT part of his analysis?

Horticultural societies are those in which:

Humans first planted gardens in which region of the world?

The Roman Empire at its peak power was what type of society?

Marx thought capitalism would bring class conflict more out in the open.

Of the three founding sociologists considered in Chapter 4 of the text, who held the most optimistic view of modern society?

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

Hunting and gathering societies around the world contain a large and increasing share of global population.

Marx claimed that capitalism alienated workers from their work, and also from each other.

Today, hunting and gathering societies:

The Industrial Revolution was underway in parts of Europe by the time the explorer Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492.

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