Multiple choice questions

1. Sociology assumes that humans are, above all
   1.   ?    Social beings
   2.   ?    Intelligent beings
   3.   ?    Lonely individuals
   4.   ?    Independent individuals
2. Sociology is
   1.   ?    A critical, subversive discipline
   2.   ?    A simplistic discipline
   3.   ?    A science discipline
   4.   ?    Undisciplined
3. Sociology is concerned with:
   1.   ?    All of these
   2.   ?    Ethics
   3.   ?    Social change
   4.   ?    Inequality
4. Sociology shows us that:
   1.   ?    There are alternatives
   2.   ?    There are no alternatives
   3.   ?    There should not be alternatives
   4.   ?    It is all in your mind
5. `The ‘social’:
   1.   ?    Is produced collectively
   2.   ?    Is about individuals
   3.   ?    Is entirely imaginary
   4.   ?    None of these
6. Berger says sociology is:
   1.   ?    An attempt to understand
   2.   ?    A kind of imagination
   3.   ?    Impractical
   4.   ?    About statistics
7. Human interaction in social situations is:
   1.   ?    Complex and diverse
   2.   ?    Rational
   3.   ?    Irrational
   4.   ?    Relatively straightforward
8. Good sociology is characterized by:
   1.   ?    All of these
   2.   ?    Intellectual curiosity
   3.   ?    Appropriate evidence
   4.   ?    Imagination
9. Who says sociology views human interactions as ‘elements of wider figurations’?:
   1.   ?    Zygmunt Bauman
   2.   ?    Peter Berger
   3.   ?    Emile Durkheim
   4.   ?    C. Wright Mills
10. Being sociological means recognizing that:
    1.   ?    Knowledge is power
    2.   ?    Ignorance is bliss
    3.   ?    Sociologists lie
    4.   ?    None of these claims are true
11. Who advocates ‘a ruthless criticism of everything existing’?:
    1.   ?    Karl Marx
    2.   ?    Groucho Marx
    3.   ?    Peter Berger
    4.   ?    Emile Durkheim
12. Criticism, used to explain social actions:
    1.   ?    Clarifies and demystifies
    2.   ?    Upsets everyone
    3.   ?    Doesn’t solve problems
    4.   ?    Mystifies and confuses
13. Sociology is interested in inequalities of:
    1.   ?    All of these
    2.   ?    Gender
    3.   ?    ‘Race’
    4.   ?    Class
14. Bourdieu says sociology:
    1.   ?    Is a discipline which makes trouble
    2.   ?    Was invented in France
    3.   ?    Is about gender inequality
    4.   ?    None of these
15. Avery Gordon’s idea of ‘haunting’ is about:
    1.   ?    All of these
    2.   ?    Looking beneath the surface
    3.   ?    Suppressed knowledge
    4.   ?    Past and present
16. Modernity is associated with:
    1.   ?    Violence
    2.   ?    Peace
    3.   ?    Creativity
    4.   ?    Social equality
17. The comparison of rock pool and society shows:
    1.   ?    The complexity of both
    2.   ?    The importance of water
    3.   ?    The simplicity of environments
    4.   ?    None of these
18. Sociology often tries to:
    1.   ?    Give voice to the marginalized
    2.   ?    Empower politicians
    3.   ?    Disprove scientific facts
    4.   ?    Upset people
19. Who describes modernity as the ‘great transformation’:
    1.   ?    Polanyi
    2.   ?    Carter
    3.   ?    Berger
    4.   ?    Weber
20. Which sociologist used the term ‘postmodern’ more than fifty years ago?:
    1.   ?    Michel Foucault
    2.   ?    Zygmunt Bauman
    3.   ?    C. Wright Mills
    4.   ?    Karl Marx