SAMPLE TEST WITH ANSWERS

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

        ANSWER  C             From Chpt 1:  Intro to Sociology

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

        ANSWER  A            From Chpt 2:  Methods

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

        ANSWER  C            From Chpt 2:  Methods

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

        ANSWER  A            From Chpt 2 Methods

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

        ANSWER  D            From Chpt 3:  Sociological Theory


  True or False:  Enter the BEST answer on your answer sheet.         A         is for True                  B        is for False

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

        ANSWER  T            From Chpt 2 Methods

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

        ANSWER  F            From Chpt 2 Methods