Question 1

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marx thought modern society was alienating Weber did not. 
B)  Weber thought modern society was alienating Marx did not. 
C)  Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D)  Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating. 
A)  Marx thought modern society was alienating Weber did not. 
B)  Weber thought modern society was alienating Marx did not. 
C)  Both Marx and Weber thought modern society was alienating, although for different reasons. 
D)  Neither Marx nor Weber thought modern society was alienating. C

Question 2

Weber viewed rationality as a liberating force that would free the human spirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is:

Accepted Answer

A)  warfare. 
B)  growing more food than they can carry. 
C)  the forces of nature, including storms and droughts. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  warfare. 
B)  growing more food than they can carry. 
C)  the forces of nature, including storms and droughts. 
D)  All of the above are correct. C

Question 4

In hunting and gathering societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women do almost entirely the same tasks. 
B)  men hunt animals while women gather vegetation. 
C)  women hunt animals while men gather vegetation. 
D)  men and women work together as hunters. 
A)  men and women do almost entirely the same tasks. 
B)  men hunt animals while women gather vegetation. 
C)  women hunt animals while men gather vegetation. 
D)  men and women work together as hunters.

Question 5

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives. Therefore, he described elements of society, including cultural norms, values, and beliefs as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social facts. 
B)  ideal types. 
C)  False consciousness. 
D)  forms of rationality. 
A)  social facts. 
B)  ideal types. 
C)  False consciousness. 
D)  forms of rationality.

Question 6

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 7

Gerhard Lenski claims that the invention of horticultural or pastoral technology is a clear case of societal progress toward a better way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What did Durkheim mean by "anomie"? How does modern society cause anomie?

Accepted Answer

Emile Durkheim, a prominent sociologist,

Question 10

What importance did Karl Marx attach to social conflict between classes?

Accepted Answer

Karl Marx, a 19th-century philosopher, e

Question 11

Agrarian societies are more alike than hunting and gathering societies are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as:

Accepted Answer

A)  existing only in the human mind. 
B)  an objective reality. 
C)  changing from moment to moment. 
D)  having no clear existence at all. 
A)  existing only in the human mind. 
B)  an objective reality. 
C)  changing from moment to moment. 
D)  having no clear existence at all.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Agrarian societies typically have dramatic social inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first type of society to generate a material surplus is:

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The birth of the discipline of sociology took place during the development of which type of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  pastoral 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  agrarian 
A)  pastoral 
B)  horticultural 
C)  industrial 
D)  agrarian

Question 18

Karl Marx used a philosophical approach called _____, Max Weber followed an approach called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  tradition rationality 
B)  rationality tradition 
C)  materialism idealism 
D)  idealism materialism 
A)  tradition rationality 
B)  rationality tradition 
C)  materialism idealism 
D)  idealism materialism

Question 19

To compare societies at different times in history, Max Weber made use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideal types. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  statistical rates. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  ideal types. 
B)  stereotypes. 
C)  statistical rates. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 20

Karl Marx believed that the industrial-capitalist system was:

Accepted Answer

A)  very productive. 
B)  concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. 
C)  giving rise to two great classes: capitalists and proletarians. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  very productive. 
B)  concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. 
C)  giving rise to two great classes: capitalists and proletarians. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 4: Society

Comparing and contrasting the ideas of Karl Marx and Max Weber, which of the following statements is True?

Weber viewed rationality as a liberating force that would free the human spirit.

A great danger to hunting and gathering societies is:

In hunting and gathering societies:

Emile Durkheim saw society as a system "beyond us" with the power to guide our lives. Therefore, he described elements of society, including cultural norms, values, and beliefs as:

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

Gerhard Lenski claims that the invention of horticultural or pastoral technology is a clear case of societal progress toward a better way of life.

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

What did Durkheim mean by "anomie"? How does modern society cause anomie?

What importance did Karl Marx attach to social conflict between classes?

Agrarian societies are more alike than hunting and gathering societies are.

It would be correct to say that Durkheim thought of society as:

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

Agrarian societies typically have dramatic social inequality.

The first type of society to generate a material surplus is:

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

The birth of the discipline of sociology took place during the development of which type of society?

Karl Marx used a philosophical approach called _____, Max Weber followed an approach called _____.

To compare societies at different times in history, Max Weber made use of:

Karl Marx believed that the industrial-capitalist system was:

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