Question 1

In the socialist society Marx hoped to see, which of the following would be true?

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A)   Capitalists would pay fair wages to workers.
B)   Class conflict would no longer exist.
C)   All people would do the same work.
D)   Factory technology would be abolished.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Agriculture differs from horticulture by making use of the animal-drawn plow that can cultivate much more land.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Gerhard Lenski claimed that which of the following has the greatest power to shape a society?

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A)   technology
B)   social conflict
C)   human ideas
D)   human desire for changeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Marx argued that industrial-capitalist societies had two main social classes: capitalists and proletarians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

With regard to Global Map 4-1, High Technology in Global Perspective, describe the relationship between technology and type of society.

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Question 6

A post-industrial society uses computers and other information technology to operate much of the economy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Weber traced the origins of the capitalist economy in Europe to

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A)   colonialism.
B)   feudal monarchy.
C)   the Protestant Reformation.
D)   technological innovation.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The driving force of social change, according to Marx, is

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A)   advancing technology.
B)   social conflict between classes.
C)   dominant ideas.
D)   the way in which society is held together.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hunting and gathering societies were the only kind on the Earth from the origins of the human species some 3 million years ago until about

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A)   250 000 years ago.
B)   100 000 years ago.
C)   12 000 years ago.
D)   2 500 years ago.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Gerhard Lenski claims that the development of more complex technology

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A)   is entirely positive.
B)   has both positive and negative effects.
C)   is entirely negative in its effect.
D)   has no effect on the quality of human life.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Huge empires-such as the Roman Empire that included tens of millions of people and several million square miles-were based on agrarian technology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Rational, modern societies, according to Weber, were becoming more personal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Compared to an industrial society, a post-industrial society is based on

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A)   an information-based economy.
B)   a factory-based economy.
C)   an immigrant labour force.
D)   a less productive economy.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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