Question 1

The cultural system of Metaphysical Stage leaders is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Priests
B)  Scientists
C)  Bureaucrats
D)  Philosophers D

Question 2

The Course of Philosophy which is a series of book written by Comte was translated into English by

Accepted Answer

A)  Michel Foucault
B)  Harriet Martineau
C)  Pierre Bourdieu
D)  Talcott Parsons B

Question 3

The idea of Social Dynamics propounded by Comte refers to

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A)  Sociology
B)  Social Structures
C)  Social Change
D)  Social Thought C

Question 4

Auguste Comte gave the name of religion as love of

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A)  God
B)  Money
C)  Worship
D)  Humanity

Question 5

Who among the following authors initially used the term 'social physics' for Sociology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Herbert Spencer
B)  Auguste Comte
C)  Max Weber
D)  Emile Durkheim

Question 6

What are the three stages argued by Comte that knowledge can pass through?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primitive-Feudal-Capitalistic
B)  Theological-Metaphysical-Positive
C)  Barbarian-Agricultural-Industrial
D)  Tribal-Industrial-Capitalistic

Question 7

Who pioneered the idea of scientific study of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adam Smith
B)  Plato
C)  Herbert Spencer
D)  Auguste Comte

Question 8

Auguste Comte introduced the word 'sociology' in his famous work

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A)  Positive Philosophy
B)  Positive Polity
C)  Religion of Humanity
D)  The Course of Philosophy

Question 9

The Metaphysical stage is a

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A)  religious stage
B)  transitional stage
C)  scientific stage
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Auguste Comte used the term Social Statics to intricate

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A)  Existing social structures
B)  Positive effects
C)  Social dynamics
D)  Social evolution

Question 11

Which of the following is not Auguste Comte's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Principles of Sociology
B)  Religion of Humanity
C)  The Course in Positive Philosophy
D)  System of Positive Polity

Question 12

Theological stage is also known as

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A)  Abstract stage
B)  Positive stage
C)  Fictitious stage
D)  None of the above

Question 13

Comte divided the study of Sociology into two broad areas namely

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A)  Social statics and social dynamics
B)  Science and scientific methods
C)  Social approach and methods
D)  Sociological study and interpretation

Question 14

Which is not part of the Law of Three Stages according to Auguste Comte?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Theological stage
B)  The Metaphysical stage
C)  The Metamorphic stage
D)  The Positive Stage

Question 15

In Theological stage ideas are focused on

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A)  observation
B)  essence of phenomena
C)  supernatural realm
D)  none of the above

Question 16

Auguste Comte was born in

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A)  1789
B)  1798
C)  1759
D)  1799

Question 17

Auguste Comte believed that __________ could be applied to the study of society and human behaviour

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A)  Comparative method
B)  Phenomenology
C)  Longitudinal
D)  Scientific method

Question 18

The scientific view developed by Auguste Comte is known as

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A)  Philosophical science
B)  Positive Philosophy
C)  Negative Philosophy
D)  Scientific Philosophy

Question 19

Metaphysical stage is also known as

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A)  Fictitious stage
B)  Abstract stage
C)  Scientific stage
D)  Theological Stage

Question 20

Which of the following does not belong to Theological stage

Accepted Answer

A)  fetishism
B)  atheism
C)  polytheism
D)  monotheism

Exam 1: Auguste Comte and the Development of Sociology