miscellaneous MCQs – Page 12

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

miscellaneous Mcqs
221. Human races reflect_______________?
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A. primarily differences in language

B. pure stock

C. differences in intelligence

D. mixtures of several populations
222. Among the changes in the family institution which is false ?
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A. marriage rates have declined

B. there has been an increase in voluntary childlessness

C. the birthrate has greatly declined

D. families have gotten larger
223. Prejudice persists because it________________?
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A. is learned in school

B. is based on rational though

C. causes guilt feelings and most people need a scapegoat

D. is emotionally satisfying
224. The Industrial Revolution______________?
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A. none of the above

B. began in England in the 1800s

C. caused few sociocultural changes

D. is already finished

225. In countries such as Iran and Iraq the Moslem religion is a(n)_______________?
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A. sect

B. denomination

C. ecclesia or universal church

D. cult

226. The purpose of separating management from ownership is to________________?
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A. shield the board of directors from any and all responsibility

B. secure the highest possible salaries for managers

C. shield absentee owners from any and all responsibility

D. ensure that the long-term interests of the corporation outweigh short-term gains
227. The low birthrate in the United States is related to_______________?
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A. increase of women in work force

B. increased drug use

C. able nutrition

D. none of the above

228. Kinsey maintained that______________?
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A. people should have sex-change operations if they felt they were the wrong sex

B. sexuality exists on a continuum

C. bisexuals lack specific hormones

D. one is either a heterosexual or a homosexual

229. According to the cognitive development theory children learn gender roles according to____________?
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A. instinct

B. attempt to elicit parental approval

C. which stage of cognitive development they have reached

D. biology

230. The anthropologist George Murdock believes that the family _____________________?
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A. was the last institution to develop

B. has functions fundamental to human life

C. is found only in some human societies

D. is harmful and leads to schizophrenia

231. It is true of divorce rates that_______________?
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A. they have stabilized at 3.6 per 1000 marriages

B. all of the above are true

C. they are highest in the Untied States

D. they increased dramatically with industrialization

232. The ultimate effect of stratification systems is to________________?
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A. create inequality

B. fulfill the laws of nature

C. help people decide whom they should marry

D. provide a work force for society

233. Industrialization was accompanied by_______________?
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A. creation of a middle class

B. continued accumulation and reinvestment of capital

C. All of the above

D. dehumanization and commodification of labor

234. To use up the final products of production is to_______________?
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A. appropriate

B. allocate

C. distribute

D. consume
235. In the U.S the military is________________?
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A. subordinate to the government

B. the basis of legitimate government

C. a provision of government

D. synonymous with government

236. Which statement is FALSE ?
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A. People rank themselves according to wealth prestige and power

B. In simple societies social differences among individuals are nonexistent

C. Slavery serfdom and caste are all instances of inequalities that are social in nature

D. Stratification occurs in every society that has produced a surplus

237. The push for teaching people to read in the English-speaking world was based on a desire to read_______________?
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A. shop manuals

B. maps

C. the Bible

D. history

238. The most common form of religious behavior is__________________?
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A. tithing

B. prayer

C. mana

D. taboo

239. Even in a democracy the state can________________?
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A. deprive people of their lives

B. size property

C. all of the above

D. imprison persons
240. Property is defined in terms of rights of_________________?
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A. consumption

B. production

C. distribution

D. Ownership