The term sociology was first used by:
a. Auguste Comte
b. Emile Durkheim
c. Karl Marx
d. Max Weber
Question 2Mass killings during European colonial conquests occurred in:
a. India
b. Thailand
c. Australia
d. Africa
Question 3Sociology arose as a scientific discipline during a period characterized by:
a. kings and queens continuing to rule by divine right
b. relative peace and tranquility allowing time for contemplation
c. reliance on the writings of classical philosophers for understanding human experience
d. social and philosophical upheaval
Question 4Which of the following is the most severe form of intolerance that one group can exhibit another?
a. expulsion
b. genocide
c. segregation
d. slavery
Question 5During eighteenth century it was discovered that questions about the order of society could be answered through
a. debates about justice
b. the Scriptures
c. the scientific method
d. the classics of ancient Greece and Rome
Question 6Genocide is almost always supported by the belief that the people who are being exterminated:
a. are less than human
b. cannot survive on their own
c. constitute a dangerous military threat
d. should accept their fate
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