Introduction to Sociology Self Quiz 5

SELF QUIZ 5 Question 1 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text If the U.S. Patent Office were to issue a patent for a new type of tomato that tastes like a jellybean, it would be issuing a __________ patent? Select one: a. Utility b. Plant c. Design d. The U.S. Patent Office does not issue a patent for plants. Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes Feedback The correct answer is: Plant Question 2 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Maya is a 12-year-old girl living in Thailand. She is homeless and often does not know where she will sleep or when she will eat. We might say that Maya lives in __________ poverty. Select one: a. Subjective b. Absolute c. Relative d. Global Feedback The correct answer is: Absolute Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Slavery in the pre-Civil War American South most closely resembled __________. Select one: a. Chattel slavery b. Debt bondage c. Relative poverty d. Peonage Feedback The correct answer is: Chattel slavery Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes The movie "Babel" featured an international cast and was filmed on location in various nations. When it screened in theatres worldwide, it introduced a number of ideas and philosophies about cross-cultural connections. This might be an example of __________. Select one: a. Technology b. Conglomerating c. Symbolic interaction d. Media globalization Feedback The correct answer is: Media globalization Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text In a B.C. town, a mining company owns all the stores and most of the houses. It sells goods to the workers at inflated prices, offers house rentals for twice what a mortgage would be, and makes sure to always pay the workers less than they need to cover food and rent. Once the workers are in debt, they have no choice but to continue working for the company, since their skills will not transfer to a new position. This most closely resembles __________. Select one: a. Child slavery b. Chattel slavery c. Debt slavery d. Servile marriage Feedback The correct answer is: Debt slavery Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text About what percentage of the workforce in Canada are legal immigrants? Select one: a. Less than 1% Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes b. 1% c. 20% d. 66% Feedback The correct answer is: 20% Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text The history of technology began __________. Select one: a. In the early stages of human societies b. With the invention of the computer c. During the Renaissance d. During the 19th century Feedback The correct answer is: In the early stages of human societies Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text In the mid-90s, the U.S. government grew concerned that Microsoft was a __________, exercising disproportionate control over the available choices and prices of computers. Select one: a. Monopoly b. Conglomerate c. Functionalism d. Technological globalization Feedback The correct answer is: Monopoly Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text __________ tend to be more pro-technology, while __________ view technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life. Select one: a. Neo-Luddites; technophiles b. Technophiles; neo-Luddites c. Cyberfeminists; technophiles d. Liberal feminists; conflict theorists Feedback The correct answer is: Technophiles; neo-Luddites Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text The type of socialism now carried on by Cuba is a form of __________ socialism. Select one: a. centrally planned b. market c. utopian d. zero-sum Feedback The correct answer is: market Question 11 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text When it comes to technology, media, and society, which of the following is true? Select one: a. Media influences technology, but not society. Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes b. Technology created media, but society has nothing to do with these. c. Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated. d. Society influences media but is not connected to technology. Feedback The correct answer is: Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated. Question 12 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Question text If someone does not earn enough money to pay for the essentials of life he or she is said to be __________ poor. Select one: a. absolutely b. essentially c. really d. working Feedback The correct answer is: absolutely Question 13 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text The government of __________ blocks citizens' access to popular new media sites like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Select one: a. China b. India c. Afghanistan d. Australia Feedback Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes The correct answer is: China Question 14 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text If a sociologist says that nations evolve toward more advanced technology and more complex industry as their citizens learn cultural values that celebrate hard work and success, she is using __________ theory to study the global economy. Select one: a. Modernization theory b. Dependency theory c. Globalization theory d. Evolutionary dependency theory Feedback The correct answer is: Modernization theory Question 15 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text When did the first economies begin to develop? Select one: a. When all of the hunter-gatherers died b. When money was invented c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals d. When the first cities were built Feedback The correct answer is: When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals Question 16 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes Jerome is able to use the internet to select reliable sources for his research paper, but Charlie just copies large pieces of web pages and pastes them into his paper. Jerome has __________ while Charlie does not. Select one: a. A functional perspective b. The knowledge gap c. E-readiness d. A digital divide Feedback The correct answer is: E-readiness Question 17 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text One flaw in modernization theory is the unwillingness to recognize __________. Select one: a. That semi-peripheral nations are incapable of industrializing b. That peripheral nations prevent semi-peripheral nations from entering the global market c. Its inherent ethnocentric bias d. The importance of semi-peripheral nations industrializing Feedback The correct answer is: Its inherent ethnocentric bias Question 18 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Research regarding video game violence suggests that __________. Select one: a. Boys who play violent video games become more aggressive, but girls do not b. Girls who play violent video games become more aggressive, but boys do not c. Violent video games have no connection to aggressive behaviour Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes d. Violent video games lead to an increase in aggressive thought and behaviour Feedback The correct answer is: Violent video games lead to an increase in aggressive thought and behaviour Question 19 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text In which sector of an economy would someone working as a software developer be? Select one: a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Quaternary Feedback The correct answer is: Quaternary Question 20 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text A sociologist who focuses on the way that multinational corporations headquartered in core nations exploit the local workers in their peripheral nation factories is using a __________ perspective to understand the global economy. Select one: a. Functional b. Critical sociology c. Feminist d. Symbolic interactionist Feedback The correct answer is: Critical sociology Question 21 Correct Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text One flaw in dependency theory is the unwillingness to recognize __________. Select one: a. That previously low-income nations such as China have successfully developed their economies and can no longer be classified as dependent on core nations b. That previously high-income nations such as China have been economically overpowered by lowincome nations entering the global marketplace c. That countries such as China are growing more dependent on core nations d. That countries such as China do not necessarily want to be more like core nations Feedback The correct answer is: That previously low-income nations such as China have successfully developed their economies and can no longer be classified as dependent on core nations Question 22 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism? Select one: a. Karl Marx b. Alex Inkeles c. Emile Durkheim d. Adam Smith Feedback The correct answer is: Karl Marx Question 23 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text When Japanese scientists develop a new vaccine for swine flu and offer that technology to American pharmaceutical companies, __________ has taken place. Select one: a. Media globalization Introduction to Sociology – All Self Quizzes b. Technological diffusion c. Monetizing d. Planned obsolescence Feedback The correct answer is: Technological diffusion Question 24 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text The fact that your cell phone is using outdated technology within a year or two of purchase is an example of __________. Select one: a. The conflict perspective b. Conspicuous consumption c. Media d. Planned obsolescence Feedback The correct answer is: Planned obsolescence Question 25 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Question text Which is an economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges? Select one: a. Capitalism b. Communism c. Mercantilism d. Mutualism Feedback The correct answer is: Mercantilism