Question 1

According to the sociologist Mark Juergensmeyer, it is only within the past thirty years that religion has come to play a prominent role in terrorist violence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why is it not surprising that Evangelical Protestantism is the most common religious affiliation in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Evangelical churches tend to be the wealthiest churches in America.
B)   Evangelical churches are the most popular churches among new immigrants.
C)   Evangelicals focus on an unchurched spirituality.
D)   Evangelicals emphasize the importance of gaining new converts.
E)   Evangelicals are the oldest religious group in America.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Sociology can usefully evaluate the truth of a particular religious belief system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the nineteenth century, New Jersey's legislature adopted a number of so-called "sunset laws" that closed the polls early on election day, usually before the working day at factories was over. What would the effect that this had on the working class be called?

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A)   democracy
B)   voter fraud
C)   representation
D)   disenfranchisement
E)   totalitarianismF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

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A)   religion
B)   politics
C)   education
D)   the hidden curriculum
E)   homeschoolingF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

When schools fail to make any mention of gays or lesbians in the curriculum, what message is being sent?

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A)   no message at all, as there is nothing in the curriculum.
B)   Gays and lesbians are an adult subject not appropriate for children.
C)   Schools are harbingers of progressive social change.
D)   Gays and lesbians aren't full members of society.
E)   Gays and lesbians are part of a more interesting world that young people are eager to escape to.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

When Jonathan Kozol interviewed students and parents in wealthy school districts, he discovered that they were very aware of the inequalities built into the educational system but that they were unsure of what to do about these inequalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following would be included on a list of the functions of religion?

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A)   providing food and water
B)   making social mobility easier
C)   showing how to create world peace
D)   providing values, norms, and rules
E)   all of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

According to a recent study, what percentage of the American population makes up the power elite?

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A)   5 percent
B)   considerably less than 1 percent
C)   12.5 percent
D)   42 percent
E)   50 percentF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a:

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A)   theocracy.
B)   monarchy.
C)   totalitarian state.
D)   pluralist polity.
E)   democratic republic.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

What do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?

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A)   They are all secular institutions.
B)   They are all run by governments.
C)   They are all less important today than in the past.
D)   They are all social institutions.
E)   None of them function at the macro level.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The word "politics" comes from the Greek word politikos, meaning power or authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. If you go home and mail a check, you are acknowledging that the police officer has:

Accepted Answer

A)   power.
B)   a gun.
C)   charisma.
D)   status.
E)   authority.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

What are religions called that worship one divine figure?

Accepted Answer

A)   pluralistic religions
B)   secular religions
C)   liberation theology
D)   monotheistic religions
E)   Judeo-Christian religionsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a technique that could work to disenfranchise part of the population?

Accepted Answer

A)   requiring polling places to be put in as many locations as possible
B)   requiring that poll taxes be paid in order to vote
C)   denying people who have been convicted of a felony the right to vote for the rest of their lives
D)   requiring a literacy test to get a ballot
E)   requiring voters to show government-issued photo identificationF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Educational systems can help to replicate systems of inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is it called when a government seeks to control every aspect of life?

Accepted Answer

A)   anarchism
B)   totalitarianism
C)   communism
D)   socialism
E)   determinismF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

Those who criticize government policies are doing exactly what our democratic system calls for.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Before 1900, approximately what percentage of Americans graduated from high school?

Accepted Answer

A)   2 percent
B)   10 percent
C)   22 percent
D)   50 percent
E)   87 percentF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 20

What is the most likely source of the following quote: American medical training is attached at the end of a very long and expensive education that keeps the supply of physicians low and their incomes and social backgrounds very high. This formal education appears to have little real practical relevance; most actual training is done on the job in the most informal circumstances, through the few years of internship and residency.

Accepted Answer

A)   Emile Durkheim, The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
B)   Mark Juergensmeyer, Terror in the Mind of God
C)   Randall Collins, The Credential Society
D)   Jonathan Kozol, Savage Inequalities
E)   Robert Rosenthal and Leonore Jacobson, Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupils' Intellectual DevelopmentF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Exam 10: The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a:

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In the nineteenth century, New Jersey's legislature adopted a number of so-called "sunset laws" that closed the polls early on election day, usually before the working day at factories was over. What would the effect that this had on the working class be called?

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According to the sociologist Mark Juergensmeyer, it is only within the past thirty years that religion has come to play a prominent role in terrorist violence.

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The word "politics" comes from the Greek word politikos, meaning power or authority.

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According to a recent study, what percentage of the American population makes up the power elite?

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What are religions called that worship one divine figure?

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Which of the following would be included on a list of the functions of religion?

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What do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?

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Those who criticize government policies are doing exactly what our democratic system calls for.

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Sociology can usefully evaluate the truth of a particular religious belief system.

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Why is it not surprising that Evangelical Protestantism is the most common religious affiliation in the United States?

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When schools fail to make any mention of gays or lesbians in the curriculum, what message is being sent?

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Which of the following is NOT a technique that could work to disenfranchise part of the population?

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A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. If you go home and mail a check, you are acknowledging that the police officer has:

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Before 1900, approximately what percentage of Americans graduated from high school?

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What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

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When Jonathan Kozol interviewed students and parents in wealthy school districts, he discovered that they were very aware of the inequalities built into the educational system but that they were unsure of what to do about these inequalities.

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What is it called when a government seeks to control every aspect of life?

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Educational systems can help to replicate systems of inequality.

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Exam 10: The Macro-Micro Link in Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

Abdullah II of Jordan succeeded his father, Hussein bin Talal, as ruler of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999. This makes his government a:

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In the nineteenth century, New Jersey's legislature adopted a number of so-called "sunset laws" that closed the polls early on election day, usually before the working day at factories was over. What would the effect that this had on the working class be called?

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According to the sociologist Mark Juergensmeyer, it is only within the past thirty years that religion has come to play a prominent role in terrorist violence.

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The word "politics" comes from the Greek word politikos, meaning power or authority.

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According to a recent study, what percentage of the American population makes up the power elite?

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Which of the following would be included on a list of the functions of religion?

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What do schools, churches, and governments all have in common?

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Those who criticize government policies are doing exactly what our democratic system calls for.

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Sociology can usefully evaluate the truth of a particular religious belief system.

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Why is it not surprising that Evangelical Protestantism is the most common religious affiliation in the United States?

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When schools fail to make any mention of gays or lesbians in the curriculum, what message is being sent?

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Which of the following is NOT a technique that could work to disenfranchise part of the population?

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A police officer stops you for driving 73 mph in a 65 mph zone and gives you a ticket that costs $150. If you go home and mail a check, you are acknowledging that the police officer has:

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Before 1900, approximately what percentage of Americans graduated from high school?

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What is the central means by which modern society transmits knowledge, values, and expectations to its members?

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When Jonathan Kozol interviewed students and parents in wealthy school districts, he discovered that they were very aware of the inequalities built into the educational system but that they were unsure of what to do about these inequalities.

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What is it called when a government seeks to control every aspect of life?

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