SAMPLE TEST

Multiple Choice:  Choose the BEST answer.

1.  In relation to the social sciences, all the social sciences study different levels of human behavior, including  _______________________________  levels
        A.  split                       C.  conflict                           E.  none of the above
        B.  grand                     D.  paradigmatic

2.   In relation to Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia, Baltzell found that  _______________________________ 's theory as delineated in the Protestant Ethic & the Spirit of Capitalism
        explained the variations in the locations of famous people
        A.  Weber                      C.  Durkheim                     E.  all of the above
        B.  Marx                         D.  Merton

3.  In relation to suicide, the widespread failure of  _______________________________  or regulation in society yields societal collapse
        A.  functions                     C.  integration                      E.  none of the above
        B.  parties                        D.  classes

4.  In relation to an intro to methods,  _______________________________  is the habit of thought or procedure of scientists that embodies a particular set of values, norms, structures & institutions
        A.  scientism                                              C.  education                                                   E.  none of the above
        B.  for every action there is a reaction         D.  the power of the human spirit

5.  In relation to an introduction to conflict theory, one of the qualities of society that is a focus of conflict theory is that society has 2 or more  _________________________  of people who are in conflict
        A.  functions                     C.  strata                      E.  none of the above
        B.  parties                        D.  classes


  True or False:  Enter the BEST answer on your answer sheet.

6.  In relaiton to research design, the conceptualization of the topic is the process whereby specification & refinement of abstract concepts used in the research is accomplished

7.  In relation to suicide, anomic suicide springs from hope, for it depends on the belief in the beautiful afterlife: death is a deliverance