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Midterm Study Guide 1. Which of the following was written by Alexis de Tocqueville? A. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism B. The Division of Labor C. Up From Slavery D. Democracy in America 2. According to Resh, Tocqueville predicted that each of the factors would con...

Midterm Study Guide 1. Which of the following was written by Alexis de Tocqueville? A. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism B. The Division of Labor C. Up From Slavery D. Democracy in America 2. According to Resh, Tocqueville predicted that each of the factors would contribute to the end of slavery in America except A. Increased knowledge of the political economy. B. The arrival of non-African immigrants. C. Christianity. D. Human reason. 3. Which of the following did Alexis de Tocqueville consider a disadvantage of democracy? A. Tyranny of the minority B. Excessive social integration C. The same as an aristocracy, but with a different name. D. Materialism 4. Which of the following challenges did Black Americans collectively face in the aftermath of Emancipation from slavery? A. Europeans remain masters of all labor. B. Europeans remained nearly the sole owners of the nation's wealth. C. Europeans had a near monopoly on the access and legal use of arms. D. Each of these. 5. Although there were some economic benefits to the U.S. North, slavery was more advantageous to A. The Pacific Northwest B. The U.S. South C. The Hawaiian Islands D. U.S. Commonwealths outside the U.S. mainland 6. Which of the following statements is false regarding leading or plotting a slave rebellion? A. Denmark Vesey in Charleston, SC (1822) B. Gabriel Prosser in Virginia (1800) C. Dred Scott in Southampton, VA (1857)  D. Nat Turner in Southampton, VA (1831) 7. According to de Tocqueville, which of the following statements is true? A. The tyranny of public opinion is unlimited. B. Religion is the opium of the people. C. The Senate is more representative than the House of representatives D. Free Negroes have access to the ballot without reprisal 8. According to Resh, what did de Tocqueville claim about the state of the educated or industrious Negro? A. Such endeavors strengthen their bonds with persons of color on the world stage. B. Such endeavors increase the level of respect they earn from the ruling class. C. Such endeavors come with persistent degradation. D. Such endeavors will make her or him and better and more productive slave. 9. According to Resh, which of the following is false regarding de Tocqueville's perception of the slave or the institution of slavery? A. He believed that the slave loved his master. B. He had no objection to slavery C. He had little to no sympathy of the Negro slave as a human being. D. He misunderstood the economic consequences of bondage 10. What are the three evils of society according to Martin Luther King, Jr? A. Racism B. Militarism C. Extreme Materialism D. Each of these 11. According to Durkheim, people in modern societies are more likely to be held together by the division of labor best describes A. Mechanical solidarity B. Organic solidarity C. Racial solidarity D. Class solidarity 12. The early European sociologist Emile Durkheim is most identified with which of the following areas of study? A. Social integration  B. Class conflict C. Social Darwinism D. The Spirit of Capitalism 13. Punished severely for any action that offends the collective moral system. A. Mechanical solidarity B. Organic solidarity C. Restorative justice D. Differential justice 14. In offenses are more likely to be seen as committed against a particular individual or segment of society than against the moral system itself. A. Mechanical solidarity B. Organic solidarity C. Restorative justice D. Differential justice 15. Two unique features that distinguish human creatures from all other creatures include and A. Norms; values B. Collective behavior; Organization C. Instinct; Intuition D. Speech; Reason 16. The abolition of private property best describes A. Ecumenicism B. Capitalism C. Communism D. Socialism 17. According to Liagouras, Durkheim argued that two sources of social and order and morality include A. Deregulation; limited government B. Rugged individualism; hegemonic ideals C. Separatism; Social isolation D. Social integration; social regulation 18. Two requisites for socialism include and..... A. An aristocratic government; and a laissez fair approach to the economy  B. Neoliberalism; free markets C. A developed economy; a developed state. D. Low taxes; cheap labor 19. The negation of law best describes A. Anomie B. Altruism C. Amalgamation D. Aristocracy 20. According to Durkheim becomes increasingly likely to occur where there exists a lack of social integration and thus of meaning in life. A. Egoistic suicide B. Anomic suicide C. Altruistic suicide D. Fatalistic suicide 21. Which of the following is not regarded as a limit placed upon capitalist growth? A. Neocolonialism B. The cost of inputs C. The cost of taxation D. The growing cost of personnel 22. According to Marx, as capitalism expands, the number of workers exploited, as well as the degree of exploitation A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remains unchanged D. Becomes increasingly unrelated 23. According to Marx, the four components of alienation include each of the following except A. Productive activity B. The product C. Habits of the heart D. Human potential 24. Marx and Engels views on races included each of the following except A. Marx and Engels valued the European races more than non- European races B. Marx and Engels understood races as socially constructed more so than a natural phenomenon.  C. Marx and Engels reserved particularly negative comments for black-skinned people, suggesting that they are a degree closer to animals than the rest of humanity. D. Marx and Engels suggested all races had positive and negative inborn qualities. 25. Karl Marx made the following predictions except A. Marx predicted that capitalism would produces global isolationism through the proliferation of technology. B. Marx predicted that capitalism would produce increased alienation and individuals with a sense of meaningless. C. Marx predicted the increasing inability of civil society to discuss and solve social problems. D. Marx predicted a series of booms and depressions as capitalists overproduced or laid off workers in their attempts to increase their profits. 26. The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in society were the and A. Nobles; peasants B. Bourgeoisie; proletariat C. Upper class; lower class D. Civilized; barbarians 27. The social thinker of the 19th century who predicted that there would be a classless society once the working class united and began a revolution was A. Emile Durkheim B. C. Wright Mills C. Herbert Spencer D. Karl Marx 28. According to Marx, as mechanization proceeds, more and more people are put out of work and fall from the proletariat to the A. Petit Bourgeoisie B. Bourgeoisie C. Industrial reserve army D. Industrious class 29. The Communist Manifesto (1848) was written by Karl Marx and, to theorize society beyond capitalism. A. Immanuel Kant B. Friedrich Engels C. Harriet Martineau  D. Jane Addams 30. According to Marx, what strategy do workers employ to deflect hostility that would otherwise be aimed at capitalists? A. Encouraging teamwork and cooperation among workers. B. Provide a few extra rewards to workers who are highly productive and successful at pleasing the boss. C. Strengthening collective bargaining rights for workers. D. Increasing job security among workers to minimize the threat of becoming discarded. 31. According to Max Weber, the Protestant ethic was a central factor in the birth of A. Capitalism B. Democracy C. Socialism D. Bureaucracy 32.Which of the following best describes rational-legal authority? A. Rule by custom and folkways B. Rule by power of personality C. Rule by tradition D. Rule by written laws 33. Legitimate power is defined as while illegitimate power is called A. Government; chaos B. Authority; coercion C. Politics; dictatorship D. Democracy; totalitarianism 34. Max Weber believed that religion's focus on the afterlife was a(n) - A. Impediment to social change B. Cause of war C. Basis for religious persecution D. Source of social change 35. Weber referred to the self-denying approach to life characterized by people living frugal lives and saving their money as the A. Rising Expectations B. Socialist Conscience C. Protestant Ethic  D. Manifest Destiny 36. According to Max Weber, the "sign" Calvinists looked for as an indication they were saved was their A. Successful investment in capital B. The numerical size of the family C. Cognitive abilities D. Generosity to the poor and marginalized 37. Early forms of traditional authority include A. Gerontocracy B. Primary patriarchalism C. Indirect democracy D. A and B only 38. Weber saw as part of the process of fracturing values as individualism becomes more important than the collectivism of religion. A. Socialism B. Utilitarianism C. Secularism D. Capitalism 39. Drawing from Max Weber, efficiency drives from the iron cage derives from A. Wealth becoming the measure of worth B. People being turned into units C. The emergence of bureaucracies D. Each of these 40. According to Max Weber, people being urged to work hard, because if they were diligent, they would uncover the signs of salvation which were to be found in economic success derives from his interpretation of A. Calvinism and the doctrine of predestination B. Wesleyanism and the Quadrilateral C. Justin Martyr and Second Century apologists D. Gustavo Gutierrez and Latin American liberation theologians 41. DuBois uses the expression described a condition of simultaneously being an outsider and an insider and such a condition derives from a social context where subjugated people and their lived experiences are invisible to dominant powers. A. Interest convergence B. Cognitive dissonance C. Double consciousness D. Collective unconscious 42. When DuBois famously claimed that the color line is the problem of the twentieth century, he meant that constituting feature of the modern was a central world. A. Race B. Class C. Gender D. Religion 43. The book entitled, by W.E.B. DuBois is a scientific study of problems of black integration into American society. A. The Native Son B. The Invisible Man C. The Philadelphia Negro D. Their Eyes Were Watching God 44. According to, when dealing with The race problem, wealth cannot be built if rights are not recognized. A. Booker T. Washington B. Vilfredo Pareto C. Ernest Burgess D. W.E.B. DuBois 45. W.E.B. Du Bois advocated the leadership of Blacks to be spearheaded by the _ A. Freedman's Bureau B. Talented Tenth C. Congress of Racial Equality  D. Southern Christian Leadership 46. In the 1890s, DuBois predicted that A. American will prioritize addressing the race problem by the early part of the twentieth century B. America will refuse to address the race problem honestly C. The race problem will gradually subside for the duration of the twentieth century D. America will become a multiracial democracy by the middle of the twentieth century. 47. W.E.B. DuBois authored each of the following books except A. Wretched of the Earth B. The Philadelphia Negro C. Black Reconstruction D. Darkwater 48. DuBois uses the expression the as a metaphor to describe barriers that separate the races, such that blacks are shut out from the rest of the world and within which they live. A. Embargo B. Iron Curtain C. Blockade D. Veil 49. The significance of the Philadelphia Negro is that it was one of the first works to combine A. Metaphysics, regression analysis, and folklore. B. Epistemology, inferential statistics, and environmental science. C. Pragmatism, topology, and unobtrusive measures. D. Urban ethnography, social history, and descriptive statistics. 50. When DuBois famously claimed that the color line is the problem of the twentieth century, he meant that  A. Race was a central and constitution feature of the modern world B. Race was socially constructed, and it is defined by the society that determines its meaning based on uncommon circumstances C. The notion of race are fixed categories D. The notion that race derives from biologically inherited characteristics that are subject to evolving through climate change. 51. Reconstruction ended with which resulted in the withdrawal of Federal troops from the U.S. South. A. The War of 1812 B. The Great Migration C. The Compromise of 1877 D. The Fourteenth Amendment 52. According to Anna Julia Cooper, the importance of education includes each of the following except A. To assimilate B. Push the color line C. Push the gender line D. Make students think critically 53. De Tocqueville predicted that A. The arc of justice will eventually bend toward justice B. America will become a multiracial democracy by the later part of the nineteenth century C. Republicanism must fail in America D. Utilitarianism will outlive pragmatism 54. According to Preston King, encouraged lynch laws. A. A desire to maintain order, due to fear of enraged Blacks B. Maintenance of White Domination C. Avenging assaults on White women D. Each of these 55. Immediately following the Civil War, approximately percent of Blacks were illiterate. A. Ten B. Fifty C. Ninety D. Twenty-five 56. According to Preston King, poor whites were often, if not characteristically, made poorer by their inability to complete under the slave regime. In response many of them moved to with the intent to improve their prospects. A. Australia B. The Isles of the Caribbean C. Canada D. The Midwest 57. Anna Julia Cooper lamented the effects of The has had on education specifically, its tendency to override the individual for the sake of standardization and production volume. A. Machine Age B. Golden Age C. Anthropocene Age D. Postindustrial Age 58. Public alibies to encourage lynching included each of the following except A. A means to prevent Negro (Black) domination and guarantee White Domination B. A form of punishment for vagrancy C. Avenge Negro (Black) assaults on White women D. False accusations of blacks engaged in murderous insurrections 59. The politics of accommodation which entails accepting one's place in society is associated with  A. Marcus Garvey B. Booker T. Washington C. Henry McNeal Turner D. Nat Turner 60. According to Preston King, Post-Bellum for Whites to retrieve fortunes include each of the following except A. Exclusion of Blacks from the right to vote B. Attack Black free speech C. Excluding Blacks from serving in the military D. Physical separation of the races 61. This journalist spearheaded an anti-lynching crusade which began over a decade prior to the formation of the NAACP. A. Carol Moseley Braun B. Maria Stewart C. Anna Julia Cooper D. Ida B. Wells 62. Both and laid the foundation for a feminist sociological theory based in the interests of women in color. A. Alicia Garza; Opal Tometi B. Marion Talbot; Francis Scott Key C. Anna Julia Cooper; Ida B. Wells Barnett D. Harriet Martineau; Barbara Jordan 63. Anna Julia Cooper's criterion for a critical evaluation of society was whether it was characterized by; or A. Nature; nurture B. Social integration; social isolation C. Aspirational capital; navigational capital D. Equilibrium; domination 64. Modern civilization derived its noble 'ideal of woman" which entails not being well informed, denial of aspiration, denial of growth and development, and life purpose of glorifying man from and A. Globalization postmodernity; B. Greco-Roman Christianity; the feudal system C. Urbanization; deindustrialization D. The Industrial Revolution; the Great Migration 65. According to Preston King, the problem with protest at home was that A. It might not be heard B. It could get you killed C. It would provoke uprisings D. It defies conventional wisdom 66. In the sociological theory of both Anna Julia Cooper and Ida B. Wells, fundamental relation of social life.is the A. Time B. Power C. Conflict D. Tradition 67. Ida B. Wells exposed the real story behind the murders of Wil Stewart, Calvin McDowell, and Thomas Moss which was A. White resentment of economic competition from thriving businesses in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, OK. B. Execution for raping a woman in Central Park in New York, NY. C. Black men attempting to find lodging in Stone Mountain, GA after sunset. D. A white grocer feeling threatened by the presence of People's Grocery Store in Memphis, TN 68. According to Preston King, the problem with protest in exile is that A. It defies conventional wisdom B. It would provoke uprisings C. It could get you killed D. It might not be heard 69. According to Preston King, the object of lynching includes each of the following except A. Subjection through terror B. Prevent black population growth C. Keep blacks in their place D. Keep blacks from getting ahead 70 According to A Voice from the South by Anna Julia Cooper, Southern Ideals and Southern Ideas include which of the following? A. Pitting mulatto against black B. Pitting house slaves against plantation slaves C. Pitting slaves against slaves from different clans D. Each of these