Sociology Quiz

1.
A form of marriage in which a person can have several spouses in his or her lifetime but only one spouse at a time is called:
A) serial monogamy.
B) polygyny.
C) polygamy.
D) serial polygamy.
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Correct Answer(s): A
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2.
A denomination is a:
A) relatively small religious group that has broken away from some other religious organization to renew what it views as the original vision of the faith.
B) generally small, secretive religious group that represents either a new religion or a major innovation of an existing faith.
C) religious organization that claims to include most or all of the members of a society and that is recognized as the national or official religion.
D) large, organized religion
What term did Max Weber use to refer to a disciplined work ethic, this-worldly concerns, and a rational orientation to life emphasized by John Calvin and his followers?
A) the sanctuary movement
B) liberation theology
C) the Protestant ethic
D) predestination
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Correct Answer(s): C

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7.
In the U.S., endogamous rules stressed by many groups include marriage within:
A) all of these
B) one's own sexual group.
C) one's own ethnic and religious group.
D) one's own family group.
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Correct Answer(s): C

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8.
The feeling of exaltation that a person has when hearing a choir sing is characterized as a religious:
A) experience.
B) belief.
C) ritual.
D) value.
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Correct Answer(s): A

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9.
The great majority of Muslims in the United States are which type?
A) Black Muslim
B) Shia
C) Sunni
D) Shiite
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Correct Answer(s): C

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10.
Which event began the controversy over whether the biblical account of creation should be presented in public school curricula?
A) the Kansas twister of ‘34
B) Federal Education Funding Bill of 1972
C) the "monkey trial" of
is attributable to:
A) greater opportunities for women.
B) all of these
C) more liberal divorce laws.
D) a general increase in family incomes and free legal aid.
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Correct Answer(s): B

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20.
A matriarchy is a society in which:
A) women hold no authority at all.
B) men hold greater authority than women.
C) women hold greater authority than men.
D) women and men hold equal amounts of authority.
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Correct Answer(s): C

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21.
Which sociological perspective suggests that denial of the right to marry reinforces the second-class status of gays and lesbians?
A) labeling theory
B) interactionist perspective
C) functionalist perspective
D) conflict perspective
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Correct Answer(s): D

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22.
The debate over religion inside public schools in the United States is understood under the broader context of:
A) separation of church and state.
B) religious rituals.
C) the protestant ethic.
D) liberation theology.
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Correct Answer(s): A

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23.
Which sociological perspective notes the ways in which the family gratifies the needs of its members and contributes to the stability of