Sociology Final Quiz Questions
- 1.1. Religion is a social institution that is best defined as involving:
- A.
beliefs and practices concerning what is sacred.
- B.
Ideas about good and evil.
- C.
A series of beliefs about creation
- D.
Norms about how to live.
- 2.Following Emile Durkheim, we would define things as profane when we understand them:
- A.
In terms of the past.
- B.
As set apart as “forbidden.”
- C.
In terms of ultimate meanings
- D.
In terms of their everyday usefulness.
- 3.Ritual is a matter of
- A.
Formal, ceremonial behavior
- B.
Who people socialize with.
- C.
Beliefs about truth
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 4.. Faith is a way of knowing based on:
- A.
Scientific research.
- B.
Human senses.
- C.
Cultural common sense.
- D.
Conviction or belief in things unseen
- 5.Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with:
- A.
Understanding patterns of religious activity and their effect on society.
- B.
Which religions are true and which are false.
- C.
The purpose of life.
- D.
Discerning the will of God.
- 6.. Durkheim pointed to three functions of religion for society. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
- A.
Fostering social cohesion
- B.
Fostering social conflict
- C.
Providing social control
- D.
Providing meaning and purpose
- 7.Guided by the symbolic-interaction approach, sociologists examine:
- A.
How daily rituals sharpen the boundary between the sacred and profane
- B.
How religion gives our existence a measure of security and meaning.
- C.
The use of ritual and religious meaning to strengthen social ties such as marriage.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 8.An analysis of how religion supports the interests of a society's elites would fall under which of the following theoretical approaches?
- A.
Structural-functional approach
- B.
Symbolic-interaction approach
- C.
Social-conflict approach
- D.
Social-exchange approach
- 9.What do the sacred texts of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common?
- A.
Support for patriarchy
- B.
Belief in multiple deities
- C.
The same sacred symbols
- D.
Support for secularization
- 10.In his analysis of Protestantism and the rise of capitalism, Max Weber stated that Protestantism:
- A.
Held back the development of capitalism.
- B.
Supported the status quo.
- C.
Encouraged greater gender equality
- D.
Stressed duty and hard work, boosting economic production and fostering the rise of capitalism
- 11.. Supporters of liberation theology hope that this social movement will achieve which of the following goals?
- A.
Keeping politics out of the church
- B.
Helping people endure their suffering
- C.
Encouraging personal growth
- D.
Reducing social inequality and, especially, poverty
- 12.A religious organization that is well integrated into the larger society is called a
- A.
Church.
- B.
Sect.
- C.
Cult.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 13.. Over the course of its history, the Roman Catholic Church has existed in various forms, including as a:
- A.
State church.
- B.
Church.
- C.
Denomination
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 14.In the United States, the Amish would be an example of a:
- A.
State church.
- B.
Cult.
- C.
Sect.
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 15.. Which of the following concepts refers to a religious organization that is largely outside a society’s cultural traditions?
- A.
Church
- B.
Sect
- C.
Cult
- D.
Denomination
- 16.Which of the following religious organizations began as a cult?
- A.
Islam
- B.
Christianity
- C.
Judaism
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 17.Animism is the belief that:
- A.
God has a plan for the entire world
- B.
Everything in the world is a conscious, living force that is able to affect us.
- C.
Nothing is sacred.
- D.
People can find little meaning in their everyday lives
- 18.Christianity is one example of which of the following types of religions?
- A.
Monotheism
- B.
Polytheism
- C.
Animism
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 19.Polytheism refers to:
- A.
Acceptance of many religions as true
- B.
Belief that all things in the world are sacred
- C.
Belief in many gods.
- D.
Openness to new religious experience.
- 20.In the United States, the Muslim population includes which of the following?
- A.
Most Arab Americans
- B.
Many Asian Americans
- C.
Some African Americans
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 21.The world's largest concentration of Jews (6 million) is found in:
- A.
Europe.
- B.
North America
- C.
Africa
- D.
Asia.
- 22.Which of the following is the oldest of the world religions discussed in the text?
- A.
Hinduism
- B.
Judaism
- C.
Christianity
- D.
Islam
- 23.Confucianism is closely linked to the traditional culture of:
- A.
India
- B.
China
- C.
Japan.
- D.
Iran
- 24.In general, compared to Eastern religions, Western religions:
- A.
Are deity-based
- B.
Operate more ethical codes of conduct.
- C.
Are less clear about what is sacred and what is profane
- D.
All of the above are correct.
- 25.In the United States, a majority of people (52.1 percent) claim to be:
- A.
Catholic.
- B.
Jewish.
- C.
Protestant
- D.
Muslim