Question 1

Where in the world did large-scale cultivation or farming first develop?

Accepted Answer

A) southeast Asia 
B) the Middle East 
C) North America 
D) Africa 
A) southeast Asia 
B) the Middle East 
C) North America 
D) Africa B

Question 2

Of the following sociologists,which one was most interested in how society is divided?

Accepted Answer

A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim 
A) Gerhard Lenski 
B) Karl Marx 
C) Max Weber 
D) Emile Durkheim B

Question 3

Modern societies typically provide individuals with less moral regulation than do traditional societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is

Accepted Answer

A) global warfare. 
B) growing more food than people can carry. 
C) the forces of nature,including storms and droughts. 
D) the forces of social inequality. 
A) global warfare. 
B) growing more food than people can carry. 
C) the forces of nature,including storms and droughts. 
D) the forces of social inequality.

Question 6

Weber argued that the development of industrial capitalism had its roots in a set of religious ideas linked to Calvinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In describing the rationalization of society,Max Weber claimed that modern society had become

Accepted Answer

A) more religious. 
B) disenchanted. 
C) full of anomie. 
D) less productive. 
A) more religious. 
B) disenchanted. 
C) full of anomie. 
D) less productive.

Question 9

The use of industrial technology typically raises economic living standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Agrarian technology developed based on the use of

Accepted Answer

A) the plow,animal power,and the development of metals. 
B) the ability to travel,the rise of industry,and elevated living standards. 
C) cultural diffusion,the use of hand tools to grow crops,and social diversity. 
D) computers,the Information Revolution,and a global culture. 
A) the plow,animal power,and the development of metals. 
B) the ability to travel,the rise of industry,and elevated living standards. 
C) cultural diffusion,the use of hand tools to grow crops,and social diversity. 
D) computers,the Information Revolution,and a global culture.

Question 11

Durkheim used the concept "anomie" to mean the same thing as Marx's concept of "alienation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The mass media,in films from Frankenstein

Accepted Answer

A) technology has only positive consequences for human societies. 
B) pastoral societies have more advanced technology than industrial societies. 
C) advanced technology can not only serve us,but it can also harm us. 
D) our society holds little interest in advancing technology. 
A) technology has only positive consequences for human societies. 
B) pastoral societies have more advanced technology than industrial societies. 
C) advanced technology can not only serve us,but it can also harm us. 
D) our society holds little interest in advancing technology.

Question 13

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 14

The driving force of social change,according to Marx,is

Accepted Answer

A) advancing technology. 
B) social conflict between classes. 
C) dominant ideas. 
D) the way in which society is held together. 
A) advancing technology. 
B) social conflict between classes. 
C) dominant ideas. 
D) the way in which society is held together.

Question 15

Modern societies differ from traditional societies because they have more productive specialization-that is,a more complex division of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

According to Weber,rational,modern societies were becoming more personal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Emile Durkheim viewed society as an external,objective reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Lenski,the term "sociocultural evolution" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) changes brought about by new ways of thinking. 
B) changes created by ideas coming from other societies. 
C) change that results from social conflict. 
D) changes that occur as a society acquires new technology. 
A) changes brought about by new ways of thinking. 
B) changes created by ideas coming from other societies. 
C) change that results from social conflict. 
D) changes that occur as a society acquires new technology.

Exam 4: Society

Where in the world did large-scale cultivation or farming first develop?

Of the following sociologists,which one was most interested in how society is divided?

Modern societies typically provide individuals with less moral regulation than do traditional societies.

Hunting and gathering societies are nomadic.

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is

Weber argued that the development of industrial capitalism had its roots in a set of religious ideas linked to Calvinism.

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

In describing the rationalization of society,Max Weber claimed that modern society had become

The use of industrial technology typically raises economic living standards.

Agrarian technology developed based on the use of

Durkheim used the concept "anomie" to mean the same thing as Marx's concept of "alienation."

The mass media,in films from Frankenstein

Today,hunting and gathering societies

The driving force of social change,according to Marx,is

Modern societies differ from traditional societies because they have more productive specialization-that is,a more complex division of labor.

The first type of society to generate a material surplus was

According to Weber,rational,modern societies were becoming more personal.

Emile Durkheim viewed society as an external,objective reality.

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

According to Lenski,the term "sociocultural evolution" refers to

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