Question 1

The first place in the West where newspapers were prominent was

Accepted Answer

A)  Holland 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  the United States 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Holland 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  the United States 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

You and your friends are arguing about who the best baseball hitter is today. After going back and forth and getting nowhere, one of you says "do you want to make a bet?" The others agree to take the bet. They also agree that the criteria should be "runs batted in", "batting average" and "home runs" in that order. They agree that at the end of the baseball season the player with the highest statistics in these categories is the best baseball player. 
 a) Is this a case of third order abstraction?
 b) Which categories does it come closest to?
 c) If this is not a case of third order abstraction, please indicate why you think it is not.

Accepted Answer

a) Yes, this is a case of third order ab

Question 3

The largest expansion of the public spheres of cities occurred in

Accepted Answer

A)  13ᵗʰ century High Middle Ages 
B)  the fourteenth century Renaissance 
C)  the 16ᵗʰ century Reformation 
D)  the 17ᵗʰ century scientific revolution 
E)  18ᵗʰ century Enlightenment 
A)  13ᵗʰ century High Middle Ages 
B)  the fourteenth century Renaissance 
C)  the 16ᵗʰ century Reformation 
D)  the 17ᵗʰ century scientific revolution 
E)  18ᵗʰ century Enlightenment

Question 4

The following are example(s) of the capitalist system generating irrational results using third order abstraction

Accepted Answer

A)  producing commodities people don't say they want and not producing commodities people say they want 
B)  investing in roads and sewer systems 
C)  paying workers a wage 
D)  competing with other capitalists 
E)  none of the above 
A)  producing commodities people don't say they want and not producing commodities people say they want 
B)  investing in roads and sewer systems 
C)  paying workers a wage 
D)  competing with other capitalists 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

In the Middle Ages

Accepted Answer

A)  signs were inseparable from causes 
B)  there were no coincidences. 
C)  every sign had meaning 
D)  there was an emphasis on formal or final causes, not efficient or material causes 
E)  knowledge was gained through demonstration
F) a, b, c, d
G) none of the above 
A)  signs were inseparable from causes 
B)  there were no coincidences. 
C)  every sign had meaning 
D)  there was an emphasis on formal or final causes, not efficient or material causes 
E)  knowledge was gained through demonstration
F) a, b, c, d
G) none of the above

Question 6

The most concrete of all forms of exchange is

Accepted Answer

A)  coined money 
B)  paper money 
C)  checking accounts 
D)  bartering 
E)  credit cards 
A)  coined money 
B)  paper money 
C)  checking accounts 
D)  bartering 
E)  credit cards

Question 7

In Medieval science what was lacking was induction in which evidence was connected with

Accepted Answer

A)  authorities 
B)  testimony 
C)  definition 
D)  none of the above 
A)  authorities 
B)  testimony 
C)  definition 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

In Europe the first scientists

Accepted Answer

A)  worked with artisans 
B)  worked with alchemists and magicians 
C)  a and b 
D)  neither a or b. Scientists worked independently of both 
A)  worked with artisans 
B)  worked with alchemists and magicians 
C)  a and b 
D)  neither a or b. Scientists worked independently of both

Question 9

The redesign of railroad passenger cars so that all the seats faced forward did what to the social psychology of passengers?

Accepted Answer

A)  discouraged speaking to each other 
B)  encouraged reading silently 
C)  encouraged looking a vistas triggering memory 
D)  a, b and c 
E)  none of the above 
A)  discouraged speaking to each other 
B)  encouraged reading silently 
C)  encouraged looking a vistas triggering memory 
D)  a, b and c 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Give an example from your life (not out of the book or from class discussions) of the difference between finance capital and fictitious capital.

Accepted Answer

One example from my life that illustrate

Question 11

Explain why you think industrial capitalist societies have a monotheistic religion.
 If Marx is right that the dominant ideology is that of the ruling class, would it not make sense that there would be many gods competing with each other rather than one supreme god to reflect and justify how the capitalist system operates in the material world? Does the god of monotheism with a plan sound suspiciously like a state socialism? Please explain.

Accepted Answer

Industrial capitalist societies have a m

Question 12

In the Middle Ages understanding that was considered "probable" was not considered a source of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Third order abstraction can be less intelligent if it is used in a social situation that does not require it. An example of this is Albert Einstein being transported into a hunting and gathering society and being expected to hunt and gather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first place in the West where newspapers were prominent was

The largest expansion of the public spheres of cities occurred in

The following are example(s) of the capitalist system generating irrational results using third order abstraction

In the Middle Ages

The most concrete of all forms of exchange is

In Medieval science what was lacking was induction in which evidence was connected with

In Europe the first scientists

The redesign of railroad passenger cars so that all the seats faced forward did what to the social psychology of passengers?

Give an example from your life (not out of the book or from class discussions) of the difference between finance capital and fictitious capital.

In the Middle Ages understanding that was considered "probable" was not considered a source of knowledge.

Third order abstraction can be less intelligent if it is used in a social situation that does not require it. An example of this is Albert Einstein being transported into a hunting and gathering society and being expected to hunt and gather.

History and Social Evolution

The Comparative World-Systems Approach

Biological Bases of Social Evolution

Building a Social Self: The Macro-Micro Link Part II Stateless Systems

World-Systems of Foragers

The Gardeners Web Chapter Indigenous North American World-Systems Before the Rise of Chiefs

The Sacred Chiefs Part III State-Based Systems

The Temple and the Palace

Public Spaces, Self, and Cognitive Evolution in Early States

The Early Empires: Semiperipheral Conquerors and Capitalist City-States

The Central System Part IV-The Long Rise of Capitalism

The Long Rise of the West

The Modern World-System

The Early Modern Systems in the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries

The Global Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Age of Extremes

The World-System Since 1945: Another Wave of Globalization, Hegemony, and Revolutions

Late Globalization: The Early Twenty-First Century

The Next Three Futures: Another Round of Us Hegemony, Global Collapse, or Global Democracy

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Exam 16: Public Spaces, Individualism, and Cognition in the Modern Age

The first place in the West where newspapers were prominent was

The largest expansion of the public spheres of cities occurred in

The following are example(s) of the capitalist system generating irrational results using third order abstraction

In the Middle Ages

The most concrete of all forms of exchange is

In Medieval science what was lacking was induction in which evidence was connected with

In Europe the first scientists

The redesign of railroad passenger cars so that all the seats faced forward did what to the social psychology of passengers?

Give an example from your life (not out of the book or from class discussions) of the difference between finance capital and fictitious capital.

In the Middle Ages understanding that was considered "probable" was not considered a source of knowledge.

Third order abstraction can be less intelligent if it is used in a social situation that does not require it. An example of this is Albert Einstein being transported into a hunting and gathering society and being expected to hunt and gather.

History and Social Evolution

The Comparative World-Systems Approach

Biological Bases of Social Evolution

Building a Social Self: The Macro-Micro Link Part II Stateless Systems

World-Systems of Foragers

The Gardeners Web Chapter Indigenous North American World-Systems Before the Rise of Chiefs

The Sacred Chiefs Part III State-Based Systems

The Temple and the Palace

Public Spaces, Self, and Cognitive Evolution in Early States

The Early Empires: Semiperipheral Conquerors and Capitalist City-States

The Central System Part IV-The Long Rise of Capitalism

The Long Rise of the West

The Modern World-System

The Early Modern Systems in the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries

The Global Nineteenth Century

The Twentieth-Century Age of Extremes

The World-System Since 1945: Another Wave of Globalization, Hegemony, and Revolutions

Late Globalization: The Early Twenty-First Century

The Next Three Futures: Another Round of Us Hegemony, Global Collapse, or Global Democracy

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