This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Sociology Chapter 1 What Is Sociology Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A level of analysis that involves the study of large-scale systems or society as a whole. A) Macrosociology. B) Microsociology. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macrosociology. 2. Samuel views society as a system of interrelated parts, while John views society as composed of groups competing for scarce resources. Samuel would be considered a ..... theorist, and John would be seen as a ..... theorist. A) Functionalist; conflict. B) Conflict; functionalist. C) Symbolic interactionist; conflict. D) Functionalist; symbolic interactionist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist; conflict. 3. Sociology became a type of science in the early ..... A) 1600s. B) 1700s. C) 1800s. D) 1900s. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1800s. 4. Sociologists argue that our lives are strongly influenced by others. Which example does the hand-out mention? A) The gravitational pull of the moon. B) Parents teaching us right from wrong. C) Random chance events. D) Genetic-engineering breakthroughs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parents teaching us right from wrong. 5. A ..... perspective focuses on forces in society that promote competition and change. A) Conflict. B) Historical. C) Latent. D) Theoretical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 6. This sociological perspective would say that society is based on social consensus (a set of shared values that most people follow) A) Functionalist. B) Conflict. C) Symbolic Interactionist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Functionalist. 7. Sociologists tend to focus on individual rather than group behavior. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. What is an intended and recognized consequence of some element of a society? A) Latent function. B) Dysfunction. C) Manifest function. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manifest function. 9. What does "socialization" mean? A) Studying maps and geography. B) Exercising or training by yourself. C) Learning how to use computers and technology. D) The lifelong process of learning a society's norms and values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lifelong process of learning a society's norms and values. 10. This approach emphasizes the role of competition, and constraint within a society. A) Functionalism. B) Conflict Theory. C) Symbolic Interactionism. D) Behaviorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict Theory. 11. A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a defined area, share a culture, and who: A) Interact. B) Work in the same industry. C) Speak different languages. D) Practice a recognized religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interact. 12. Socialization is the process by which individuals learn the values, norms, and ..... of their society. A) Behaviors. B) Property. C) Punishments. D) Decorations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behaviors. 13. According to Karl Marx, society is divided into two classes-the bourgeoisie and the capitalists. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Sociology got its start thanks to French philosopher ..... A) Karl Marx. B) Auguste Comte. C) Jane Addams. D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auguste Comte. 15. When you check yourself against others in terms of social standards what is this called? A) Interpersonal self. B) Looking glass self. C) Nature of self. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Looking glass self. 16. Founded Hull House in Chicago after visiting a London settlement house. A) Emile Durkheim. B) Jane Addams. C) Harriet Martineau. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jane Addams. 17. Looking at social life in a scientific, systematic way, rather than depending on common-sense explanations. A) Sociological perspective. B) Sociological imagination. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociological perspective. 18. Which of the following sociologists helped to create "social Darwinism" otherwise known as "survival of the fittest?" A) Auguste Comte. B) Herbert Spencer. C) Harriet Martineau. D) Karl Marx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbert Spencer. 19. Who is considered the found father of Sociology? A) Auguste Compte. B) Karl Marx. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Carl Jung. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auguste Compte. 20. Auguste Comte suggested that certain processes, which he called ..... , hold society together. A) Social dynamics. B) Social classes. C) Social statics. D) Social functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social statics. 21. Which scenario best illustrates how social location can limit choices? A) Preferring coffee over tea in the morning. B) Laws once preventing same-sex marriage. C) Selecting a vacation destination for summer. D) Choosing between two equally priced phone plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laws once preventing same-sex marriage. 22. Sociology differs from common sense in that: A) It focuses on the researchers' own experiences. B) It makes little distinction between the way the world is and the way it ought to be. C) Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts. D) It is subjective and biased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its knowledge is accumulated from many different research contexts. 23. Sociology is best defined as the study of A) Individual thoughts and emotions. B) Society and human behavior. C) Political systems. D) Cultural traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society and human behavior. 24. The way each part of society functions together is known as? A) Conflict Theory. B) Structural Functionalism. C) Symbolic Interactionalism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structural Functionalism. 25. Deviance in sociology is best defined as: A) New scientific discoveries and inventions. B) Strictly following every rule in a society. C) Behavior that is always illegal or criminal. D) Actions or behaviors that violate social norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Actions or behaviors that violate social norms. 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