Sample Questions for the Quizzes/Exams:

Classical Sociological Theory

1. In which sociological tradition does the State of Nature play a central role?

A. The Classical tradition

B. *The Individualist/Utilitarian tradition

C. The Conflict tradition

D. The Functionalist tradition

E. The Microinteractionist tradition

2. Which sociological tradition talks about the “Generalized Other?”

A. The Classical tradition

B. The Individualist/Utilitarian tradition

C. The Conflict tradition

D. The Functionalist tradition

E. *The Microinteractionist tradition

3. Which theorist talks about the war of every person against every other person in the state of nature?

A. Marx

B. Spencer

C. Aristotle

D. *Hobbes

E. Calvin

4. Which of these is part of functionalist theory?

A. *Values hold society together

B. The war of every person against every other person

C. Class conflict

D. The theory of surplus value

E. The Pragmatist school of philosophy

5. In the "Endogenous" account of European history, as per Adam Smith and Weber, which of the following was NOT an outcome of the victory of the Town-Crown alliance against the Aristocracy?

A. The creation of the Nation State

B. *The resurgence of the power of the Catholic Church

C. The emergence of a capitalistic market economy

D. An increase in the wealth and power of Western countries

E. The beginnings of what would become modern democracy