Sociology 120
Sociology 120, Spring 2007 Quiz #1
Answer all of the following. Each is worth ½ point.
1 Our mothers bore us.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity
2 I thought your driveway was longer than it is.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity
3 Newspaper headline: Unskilled Workers Get Shot at Jobs.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity 4 Generally speaking, which of these statements best represents the relationship between issues and topics of conversation?
A) A topic of conversation often has several issues at stake.
B) An issue often has several topics of conversation at stake.
C) A topic never contains issues.
D) An issue just is a topic. 5 Which of the following offers the best identification of "abortion"?
A) It is a topic of conversation.
B) It is a claim.
C) It is an issue.
D) It is an argument 6 Critical thinking is concerned with both facts and opinions.
A) True
B) False
7 It is fair to conclude that beliefs, opinions, views, and convictions are essentially the same things.
A) True
B) False
8 Which of the following illustrates the key difference between subjective and non-subjective issues?
A) A non-subjective issue has generally accepted criteria that can be used to judge it while a subjective issue does not.
B) A non-subjective issue is true while a subjective issue is false.
C) Though subjective and non-subjective issues are both based on claims (matters of fact), non-subjective issues are concerned only with claims whose truth-values can actually be determined.
D) There is no key difference between subjective and non-subjective issues.
9 When you encounter the word "since" in a sentence you should generally conclude that it is acting as which of the following?
A)
Answer all of the following. Each is worth ½ point.
1 Our mothers bore us.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity
2 I thought your driveway was longer than it is.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity
3 Newspaper headline: Unskilled Workers Get Shot at Jobs.
A) Semantic Ambiguity
B) Syntactic Ambiguity
C) Grouping Ambiguity
D) No ambiguity 4 Generally speaking, which of these statements best represents the relationship between issues and topics of conversation?
A) A topic of conversation often has several issues at stake.
B) An issue often has several topics of conversation at stake.
C) A topic never contains issues.
D) An issue just is a topic. 5 Which of the following offers the best identification of "abortion"?
A) It is a topic of conversation.
B) It is a claim.
C) It is an issue.
D) It is an argument 6 Critical thinking is concerned with both facts and opinions.
A) True
B) False
7 It is fair to conclude that beliefs, opinions, views, and convictions are essentially the same things.
A) True
B) False
8 Which of the following illustrates the key difference between subjective and non-subjective issues?
A) A non-subjective issue has generally accepted criteria that can be used to judge it while a subjective issue does not.
B) A non-subjective issue is true while a subjective issue is false.
C) Though subjective and non-subjective issues are both based on claims (matters of fact), non-subjective issues are concerned only with claims whose truth-values can actually be determined.
D) There is no key difference between subjective and non-subjective issues.
9 When you encounter the word "since" in a sentence you should generally conclude that it is acting as which of the following?
A)