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miscellaneous MCQs

Practise focused miscellaneous questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

miscellaneous Mcqs
1. In essence people need government because________________?
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A. they live in groups and need a degree of order

B. of their competitive nature

C. they have not reached a sufficient amount of civilization to exist without it

D. brute force is not sufficient keep them in line

2. In order for power to be legitimate a government must have_____________?
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A. a strong army

B. a charismatic leader

C. legitimate authority

D. the ability to coerce agreement

3. Durkheim,s analysis suggests that so-called primitive people__________________?
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A. invented the concept of gods

B. though they were gods

C. saw themselves as clans of animals

D. projected their human ideals and personified them as gods
4. The first years of marriage_____________?
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A. all of the above

B. offer the most satisfaction

C. require the most adjustment

D. are the most difficult

5. Religious beliefs are often contained in_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. creeds

C. articles of faith

D. doctrines

6. Which perspective assumes that the state speaks with one voice and has one policy ?
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A. globalism

B. pluralism

C. realism

D. all of the above

7. My country right or wrong is an example of_______________?
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A. a reasoned approach to detente

B. nationalism

C. an internationalist world view

D. legal-rational thinking

8. The majority of the human population lives in________________?
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A. Africa

B. New York

C. Pacific Islands

D. Eurasia
9. The urban crisis________________?
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A. is well on the way to being resolved

B. has been reduced by urban renewal

C. has been intensified by gentrification

D. is intensified by the move of the middle class to the suburbs
10. Conditions associated with long-term marriages include_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. a womens family income

C. whether the women came from an intact family

D. a womens age at marriage

11. An ecological city is___________________?
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A. the central city suburbs and satellites

B. one with a recycling enter

C. where urban planning originates

D. one containing a clean water supply for the area

12. Antarctica is occupied by several nations together because no one nations has________________?
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A. interest in its resources

B. the power to take it over

C. the desire to rule it

D. sovereignty over it
13. From the point of view of Catholicism Protestantism began as a(n)________________?
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A. charismatic movement

B. cult

C. fundamentalist movement sect

D. ecclesia

14. Which of the following nations can be trusted NOT to explode atomic bombs on the surface of the earth ?
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A. China

B. none of these

C. Russia

D. France

15. The transition from a charismatic religious leaders direct example to routine procedures and observances is called______________?
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A. institutionalization

B. denomination

C. bureaucratization

D. differentiation

16. In animism_______________?
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A. all of the above

B. animals are worshipped as gods

C. spirits are worshipped as disembodied humans

D. spirits are thought to acquire various forms

17. The processes of cultural change include______________?
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A. nationalism and patriotism

B. conformity and obedience

C. conservatism and reactionism

D. innovation and invention

18. The United States Canada Northern and Western Europe among other areas are________________?
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A. in the first stage of the demographic transition

B. in the third stage of the demographic transition

C. threatened by under population

D. still trying to curb population growth

19. Studies have found that__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. not all abused children go on to abuse their own children

C. the more severe the abuse the more extreme the later psychiatric symptoms

D. victims of child abuse become troubled adults

20. The manifest functions of government include________________?
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A. the provision of institutionalized social control

B. the enlargement of the administrative elite

C. the formation of party machines

D. the protection of the interests of the power elite
21. Nation states emerged in Europe in the historical period of______________?
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A. the Renaissance

B. the Protestant Reformation

C. the Hundred Years War

D. the Middle Ages

22. The family-and particularly marriage-binds its members through_______________?
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A. interfaith competition

B. educational functions

C. class conflict

D. legal and economic bonds
23. The most fundamental function of the family is_________________?
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A. keeping members sheltered

B. ensuring the reproduction of the species

C. feeding its members

D. providing sex education

24. Foreign aid________________?
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A. has been used as an instrument of foreign policy by the U.S

B. None of the above

C. is what ultimately overthrowing communism

D. should be abolished until poverty is eliminated is our own society

25. The basic components of the state include ALL BUT WHICH of the following ?
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A. Armed services

B. Sovereignty

C. Territory

D. Population

26. Before ecological problems can be resolved what will probably need to happen ?
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A. Cultural values will have to change

B. It will have to become politicized

C. Acid rain will have to destroy our crops

D. The smog will have to increase

27. The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 2005 is approximately________________?
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A. 20 percent

B. 49 percent

C. 50 percent

D. 80 percent

28. The Pope,s leadership of the Catholic Church is based on which kind of authority ?
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A. Legal-rational

B. Traditional

C. Charismatic

D. Democratic

29. Religiosity refers to_______________?
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A. a belief in heaven and hell

B. depth of religious feelings

C. whether one believes in God or gods

D. whether one participates in religious rituals

30. Birthrates________________?
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A. generally correspond to population density

B. are low in Western Europe and Japan

C. are high in Arabia and interior African

D. are low BOTH in Western Europe and Japan and high in Arabia and Africa
31. The family into which you were born is called_________________?
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A. the family of procreation

B. the family of origin

C. my family

D. the family of orientation
32. Birthrates remain high is the Third World because_________________?
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A. there has been cultural lag following superimposed industrialization

B. in many cultures a man,s worth is measured by the number of his children

C. all of the above

D. contraception is either opposed or not properly practiced

33. Secularization will_______________?
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A. finally destroy religion in the United States

B. stimulate new sects and cults to overcome the secularization process

C. be punished by God

D. promote secular humanism

34. The Protestant denomination emphasized in Max Weber,s Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism was_______________?
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A. Baptism

B. Anglicanism

C. Calvinism

D. Lutheranism

35. A 44-nation survey regrading religions found that_________________?
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A. the English and the French are much more religious than Americans

B. Canadians are as religious as Americans

C. Americans are the least religious of these nations

D. 59 percent of Americans said that religions played an important role in their lives
36. Ideology________________?
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A. all of the above

B. underlie all social movements

C. underlie all governments

D. explains why things are as they are

37. The Micropolitan Statistical Area consists of_______________?
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A. one urban cluster of at lest 10,000 but less than 50.000 population

B. one city of at least 1 million population

C. a region of the country

D. one city of at least 50,000 population

38. Among the leading causes of divorce are_______________?
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A. infidelity

B. drug and alcohol abuse

C. none of the above

D. physical abuse

39. The high divorce rate in industrial societies related to______________?
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A. the importance of religion

B. the low status of women

C. emphasis on group goals

D. the stress on values of individualism and personal goals
40. Cults differ from sects in that______________?
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A. all of the above

B. the have no ties to existing religious groups

C. they reject the status quo

D. they are small voluntary and exclusive

41. It is most accurate to say that_____________?
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A. the global social system closely resembles a social system closely resembles a social system

B. a global social system does not exist

C. the global social system differs considerably from a societal social system

D. there exists consensus on values on a global level

42. One conclusion that may be drawn regarding American foreign policy is that________________?
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A. none of the above

B. Americans do not always act according to their ideology

C. morality will be the foundation of foreign policy

D. the world operates on generous feelings toward others

43. The real problem in population growth is________________?
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A. uneven density of population

B. sheer numbers

C. population growth presents no problem

D. that most societies have a fertility rate

44. An example of polytheism is________________?
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A. Buddhism

B. Hinduism

C. Christianity

D. Zoroastrianism

45. Natural resources are_______________?
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A. finite

B. infinite

C. dispensable

D. ready to support many more billions of people

46. Urban renewal has_________________?
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A. provided good housing for the poor

B. moved residents but not improved conditions

C. eliminated housing discrimination

D. secured many jobs for the poor

47. Credentialism opens jobs _______________?
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A. to all people

B. but has no bearing on the job market

C. to members of skilled professions

D. to members of academia

48. Thomas Malthus sated that________________?
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A. population growth is a matter of algebra not geometry or arithmetic

B. populations increase in geometric progression

C. population grow in arithmetic progression

D. fodd increases in a geometric progression

49. Demographers believe that_______________?
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A. the underdeveloped nations must increase their birthrate

B. the demographic transition represents a general pattern

C. Western societies are doomed to extinction

D. population grows in inverse proportion to food production

50. The balance-of-power system in which four of more major powers competed and formed shifting alliances to avoid any one becoming stronger than any other was called the________________?
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A. unipolar system

B. multipolar system

C. bipolar system

D. assured destruction system