, Chapter 1
An Introduction to Sociology
Section Quiz
1.1 What Is Sociology?
1. Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
Answer: C
2. C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological
________________ to study how society affects individuals.
Answer: B
3. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area,
share a culture, and who:
Answer: A
4. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
Answer: C
1.2 The History of Sociology
5. Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
Answer: B
6. Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
Answer: B
7. The difference between positivism and antipositivism relates to:
Answer: C
,8. Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
Answer: A
9. Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they
were influenced by:
Answer: B
1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
10. Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro
level?
Answer: D
11. Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
Answer: B
12. Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
Answer: A
13. A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
Answer: D
14. Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic
interactionist?
Answer: B
1.4 Why Study Sociology?
15. Kenneth and Mamie Clark used sociological research to show that segregation
was:
Answer: B
, 16. Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
Answer: D
17. Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
Answer: C
Short Answer
1.1 What Is Sociology?
1. What do you think C. Wright Mills meant when he said that to be a
sociologist, one had to develop a sociological imagination?
Rubric:
Rating/ Fails to Meet Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds
Expectations Expectations
Evaluation
Criteria Answer does not Answer defines Answer may define Answer defines and
correctly define sociological OR exemplify explains concept;
sociological imagination but not personal troubles defines AND
imagination; does not associated concepts; and public issues; exemplifies personal
mention associated attempts to attempt to interpret troubles AND public
concepts; writing is exemplify may Wright’s meaning issues; almost no
poor and contains appear but be without a clear writing errors.
numerous incorrect; noticeable statement of
grammatical mistakes writing errors, but meaning; few
and misspellings. not enough to writing errors.
impede a reader’s
understanding.
Point Value 0 1 2 3
Assume rating/grading scale for the question ranges from 0 to 3 points.
An Introduction to Sociology
Section Quiz
1.1 What Is Sociology?
1. Which of the following best describes sociology as a subject?
Answer: C
2. C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a sociological
________________ to study how society affects individuals.
Answer: B
3. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area,
share a culture, and who:
Answer: A
4. Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
Answer: C
1.2 The History of Sociology
5. Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
Answer: B
6. Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class struggle?
Answer: B
7. The difference between positivism and antipositivism relates to:
Answer: C
,8. Which would a quantitative sociologists use to gather data?
Answer: A
9. Weber believed humans could not be studied purely objectively because they
were influenced by:
Answer: B
1.3 Theoretical Perspectives
10. Which of these theories is most likely to look at the social world on a micro
level?
Answer: D
11. Who believed that the history of society was one of class struggle?
Answer: B
12. Who coined the phrase symbolic interactionism?
Answer: A
13. A symbolic interactionist may compare social interactions to:
Answer: D
14. Which research technique would most likely be used by a symbolic
interactionist?
Answer: B
1.4 Why Study Sociology?
15. Kenneth and Mamie Clark used sociological research to show that segregation
was:
Answer: B
, 16. Studying sociology helps people analyze data because they learn:
Answer: D
17. Berger describes sociologists as concerned with:
Answer: C
Short Answer
1.1 What Is Sociology?
1. What do you think C. Wright Mills meant when he said that to be a
sociologist, one had to develop a sociological imagination?
Rubric:
Rating/ Fails to Meet Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceeds
Expectations Expectations
Evaluation
Criteria Answer does not Answer defines Answer may define Answer defines and
correctly define sociological OR exemplify explains concept;
sociological imagination but not personal troubles defines AND
imagination; does not associated concepts; and public issues; exemplifies personal
mention associated attempts to attempt to interpret troubles AND public
concepts; writing is exemplify may Wright’s meaning issues; almost no
poor and contains appear but be without a clear writing errors.
numerous incorrect; noticeable statement of
grammatical mistakes writing errors, but meaning; few
and misspellings. not enough to writing errors.
impede a reader’s
understanding.
Point Value 0 1 2 3
Assume rating/grading scale for the question ranges from 0 to 3 points.
