In this revision of the test bank, I have updated all of the questions to reflect changes in
Society: The Basics, 14th edition. In this revision, the questions are tagged according to six
levels of learning that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The six
levels are:
REMEMBER: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
UNDERSTAND: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
APPLY: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
ANALYZE: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 182 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types of questions.
True/False questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of
these questions are “Remember” questions and all questions fall within the lowest three
levels of cognitive reasoning (Remember, Understand, and Apply). Multiple-choice
questions span a broader range of skills (almost half are “Remember” questions and the
remainder are divided among four higher levels.) Short answer questions also span a
broad range of skills (from “Understand” to “Evaluate”). Finally, essay questions are the
most demanding because they include the four highest levels of cognitive reasoning (from
“Apply” to “Create”).
Types of Questions
Easy to Difficult Level of Difficulty
True/False Mult Choice Short Essay Total Qs
Answer
Remember 33 (66%) 46 (48%) 0 0 79
Understand 14 (28%) 14 (15%) 9 (43%) 0 37
Apply 3 (6%) 13 (13%) 2 (9%) 3 (20%) 21
Analyze 0 18 (19%) 6 (29%) 12 (80%) 45
50 96 21 15 182
,
,CHAPTER 1: Socology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
TB_Q1.1.1
Most people in the United States marry partners who differ from themselves in terms of
race and ethnicity.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.1.3
Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.5
Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people’s lives are mostly a result
of what they decide to do.
Society: The Basics, 14th edition. In this revision, the questions are tagged according to six
levels of learning that move from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The six
levels are:
REMEMBER: a question involving recall of key terms or factual material
UNDERSTAND: a question testing comprehension of more complex ideas
APPLY: a question applying sociological knowledge to some new situation
ANALYZE: a question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their
interrelationship
The 182 questions in this chapter’s test bank are divided into four types of questions.
True/False questions are the least demanding. As the table below shows, two-thirds of
these questions are “Remember” questions and all questions fall within the lowest three
levels of cognitive reasoning (Remember, Understand, and Apply). Multiple-choice
questions span a broader range of skills (almost half are “Remember” questions and the
remainder are divided among four higher levels.) Short answer questions also span a
broad range of skills (from “Understand” to “Evaluate”). Finally, essay questions are the
most demanding because they include the four highest levels of cognitive reasoning (from
“Apply” to “Create”).
Types of Questions
Easy to Difficult Level of Difficulty
True/False Mult Choice Short Essay Total Qs
Answer
Remember 33 (66%) 46 (48%) 0 0 79
Understand 14 (28%) 14 (15%) 9 (43%) 0 37
Apply 3 (6%) 13 (13%) 2 (9%) 3 (20%) 21
Analyze 0 18 (19%) 6 (29%) 12 (80%) 45
50 96 21 15 182
,
,CHAPTER 1: Socology: Perspective, Theory, and Method
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
TB_Q1.1.1
Most people in the United States marry partners who differ from themselves in terms of
race and ethnicity.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.2
According to sociologists, human behavior reflects our personal “free will.”
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
, TB_Q1.1.3
Sociology is defined as the systematic study of human society.
Answer: True
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.4
Sociologists focus only on unusual patterns of behavior.
Answer: False
Learning Objective: LO 1.1: Explain how the sociological perspective helps us understand
that society shapes our individual lives
Topic: The Sociological Perspective
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
TB_Q1.1.5
Using the sociological perspective, we would conclude that people’s lives are mostly a result
of what they decide to do.
