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Sociological Theory in the Classical Era:
Text and Readings
4th Edition by Laura Desfor Edles
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,Chapter 1: Introduction
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Theory helps us make sense of social life by ______.
A. connecting assorted observations and facts
B. creating a universal explanation for human behavior
C. eliminating assumptions we make about the world
D. being objective and value-free
Ans: A
2. According to the authors, facts make sense because ______.
A. they are scientifically proven
B. they are based on shared interpretations
C. they are universally accepted
D. they are in the rational, collective quadrant
Ans: B
3. According to the authors, why is it important to read original sociological writings?
A. Early sociologists wrote for a public audience and are easier to understand.
B. Students will better understand why early theorists’ ideas have been disproven.
C. Students need to grapple with theorists’ complex ideas.
D. Learning theory should be difficult and challenging.
Ans: C
4. Which of the following is true of scientific theories?
A. They cannot be applied to social life.
B. They rarely explain phenomena accurately.
C. They allow researchers to generate testable hypotheses.
D. They contain only dependent variables.
Ans: C
5. Compared to theories in the natural sciences, sociological theory is more likely to be
concerned with ______.
A. creating a more equal world
B. developing a universal theory of action
C. being unbiased
D. stating precise propositions
Ans: A
6. Much of the thinking that would later shape the development of sociology began
during ______.
, A. the Industrial Revolution
B. the French Revolution
C. the Enlightenment
D. the Fall of Rome
Ans: C
7. The Catholic Church found many scientific ideas to ______.
A. support the existence of God
B. be true
C. reflect a literal understanding of the Bible
D. be heretical
Ans: D
8. Which of the following characterizes the Enlightenment era?
A. education
B. industry
C. reason
D. religion
Ans: C
9. Who coined the term “sociology?”
A. Émile Durkheim
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Auguste Comte
Ans: D
10. Whose writing was most directly informed by the economic consequences of the
Industrial Revolution?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Auguste Comte
Ans: B
11. What social change was a primary contributor to the rise of capitalism?
A. the Enlightenment Era
B. the American Revolution
C. the Age of Reason
D. the Industrial Revolution
Ans: D
12. Which of the following individuals is a prominent counter-Enlightenment thinker?
A. Copernicus
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
Sociological Theory in the Classical Era:
Text and Readings
4th Edition by Laura Desfor Edles
Complete Chapters Test bank
are included (Ch 1 to 8)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Chapter 1: Introduction
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Theory helps us make sense of social life by ______.
A. connecting assorted observations and facts
B. creating a universal explanation for human behavior
C. eliminating assumptions we make about the world
D. being objective and value-free
Ans: A
2. According to the authors, facts make sense because ______.
A. they are scientifically proven
B. they are based on shared interpretations
C. they are universally accepted
D. they are in the rational, collective quadrant
Ans: B
3. According to the authors, why is it important to read original sociological writings?
A. Early sociologists wrote for a public audience and are easier to understand.
B. Students will better understand why early theorists’ ideas have been disproven.
C. Students need to grapple with theorists’ complex ideas.
D. Learning theory should be difficult and challenging.
Ans: C
4. Which of the following is true of scientific theories?
A. They cannot be applied to social life.
B. They rarely explain phenomena accurately.
C. They allow researchers to generate testable hypotheses.
D. They contain only dependent variables.
Ans: C
5. Compared to theories in the natural sciences, sociological theory is more likely to be
concerned with ______.
A. creating a more equal world
B. developing a universal theory of action
C. being unbiased
D. stating precise propositions
Ans: A
6. Much of the thinking that would later shape the development of sociology began
during ______.
, A. the Industrial Revolution
B. the French Revolution
C. the Enlightenment
D. the Fall of Rome
Ans: C
7. The Catholic Church found many scientific ideas to ______.
A. support the existence of God
B. be true
C. reflect a literal understanding of the Bible
D. be heretical
Ans: D
8. Which of the following characterizes the Enlightenment era?
A. education
B. industry
C. reason
D. religion
Ans: C
9. Who coined the term “sociology?”
A. Émile Durkheim
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Auguste Comte
Ans: D
10. Whose writing was most directly informed by the economic consequences of the
Industrial Revolution?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Auguste Comte
Ans: B
11. What social change was a primary contributor to the rise of capitalism?
A. the Enlightenment Era
B. the American Revolution
C. the Age of Reason
D. the Industrial Revolution
Ans: D
12. Which of the following individuals is a prominent counter-Enlightenment thinker?
A. Copernicus
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
