Question 1

______ is the type of domination based on the rule of law and obedience owed to the office

Accepted Answer

A) class struggle 
B) rational-legal authority 
C) charismatic authority 
D) moral authority

Question 2

Which of the following best reflects Weber's view of the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism in the 16th -18th centuries:

Accepted Answer

A) The Protestant Reformation caused Western capitalism to emerge 
B) Western capitalism caused the Protestant Reformation to emerge 
C) The attitude at the heart of Protestantism had an elective affinity with the attitude at the heart of capitalism 
D) Western capitalism was the brainchild of Protestant reformer John Calvin

Question 3

Weber defines rationalization as:

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency for an increasing number of individuals in modern societies 
B) to become more tolerant, educated, and well-rounded 
C) the attempt on the part of capitalists to create divisions within the working class 
D) an ongoing process in which social interaction and institutions become increasingly governed by methodical procedures and calculable rules

Question 4

Whose work does Weber place great weight upon, stating "the intellectual world in which we live is a world which to a large extent bears the imprint of _______"

Accepted Answer

A) John Calvin and Martin Luther 
B) Immanuel Kant Heinrich Rickert 
C) Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx 
D) Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx

Question 5

Weber's vision of sociology casts Verstehen as the principal objective. Verstehen means:

Accepted Answer

A) insight 
B) individual perspective 
C) interpretative understanding 
D) intersubjectivity

Question 6

From Weber's view, religions offer redemption, countering a "senseless" world with a belief that there is ultimately meaning in the cosmos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hitler could be considered someone who led by charismatic authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Weber used the term "iron cage" to describe:

Accepted Answer

A) the Church prior to the Protestant Reformation 
B) the dominance of capitalistic and bureaucratic structures and disenchantment of modern western society 
C) the religious motivation that encourages individuals to pursue worldly success 
D) monastic or religious asceticism (self-denial)

Question 9

Discuss Weber's ideas from the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Include specific quotations from the text to support your essay.

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Question 10

Compare and contrast Weber's types of legitimate domination. Discuss specifically each type's strengths and weaknesses. Be sure to provide contemporary concrete examples of each type.

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Question 11

Weber used ________ as "pure" categories that serve as a methodological comparison to real-life cases.

Accepted Answer

A) dialectical materialism 
B) Verstehen 
C) ideal types 
D) solidarity

Question 12

Weber believed that ultimately religion could be reduced to the distorted interests of class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain the following types of authority (rational/legal, traditional, charismatic) as discussed by Weber, using concrete contemporary examples.

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Question 14

According to Weber, the most tenuous (or unstable) type of the authority is:

Accepted Answer

A) charismatic 
B) rational-legal 
C) traditional 
D) legitimate

Question 15

Compare and contrast Weber's themes and theoretical orientation with that of Karl Marx. Be sure to discuss Marx's historical materialism and definition of classes.

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Question 16

Explain Weber's notion of Verstehen and its significance to the discipline of sociology.

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Question 17

According to Max Weber, religion has helped to foster what process?

Accepted Answer

A) secularization of the individual 
B) alienation by function 
C) rationalization of reality 
D) subordination by doctrine

Question 18

Explain the significance of Weber's line from The Protestant Ethic, "And this calling is not, as it was for the Lutheran, a fate to which he must submit and which he must make the best of, but God's commandment to the individual to work for the divine glory."

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Question 19

People who share "life chances" are considered a party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss Weber's essay on bureaucracy. Explain the negative and positive attributes of this system. Also explain its role in Weber's concept of "iron cage."

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Exam 4: Max Weber

______ is the type of domination based on the rule of law and obedience owed to the office

Which of the following best reflects Weber's view of the relationship between Protestantism and capitalism in the 16^th -18^th centuries:

Weber defines rationalization as:

Whose work does Weber place great weight upon, stating "the intellectual world in which we live is a world which to a large extent bears the imprint of _______"

Weber's vision of sociology casts Verstehen as the principal objective. Verstehen means:

From Weber's view, religions offer redemption, countering a "senseless" world with a belief that there is ultimately meaning in the cosmos.

Hitler could be considered someone who led by charismatic authority.

Weber used the term "iron cage" to describe:

Discuss Weber's ideas from the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Include specific quotations from the text to support your essay.

Compare and contrast Weber's types of legitimate domination. Discuss specifically each type's strengths and weaknesses. Be sure to provide contemporary concrete examples of each type.

Weber used ________ as "pure" categories that serve as a methodological comparison to real-life cases.

Weber believed that ultimately religion could be reduced to the distorted interests of class.

Explain the following types of authority (rational/legal, traditional, charismatic) as discussed by Weber, using concrete contemporary examples.

According to Weber, the most tenuous (or unstable) type of the authority is:

Compare and contrast Weber's themes and theoretical orientation with that of Karl Marx. Be sure to discuss Marx's historical materialism and definition of classes.

Explain Weber's notion of Verstehen and its significance to the discipline of sociology.

According to Max Weber, religion has helped to foster what process?

Explain the significance of Weber's line from The Protestant Ethic, "And this calling is not, as it was for the Lutheran, a fate to which he must submit and which he must make the best of, but God's commandment to the individual to work for the divine glory."

People who share "life chances" are considered a party.

Discuss Weber's essay on bureaucracy. Explain the negative and positive attributes of this system. Also explain its role in Weber's concept of "iron cage."