Summative Test III: Society

1. What is a social contract?

• A legal document signed by all citizens

  
  

• An agreement individuals enter into to achieve the common good

• A form of government

• A type of business arrangement

  
  

According to Thomas Hobbes, the social contract involves:

• Individuals sacrificing some wants to submit to a higher authority

• People creating the government to act on their behalf

• Cooperation based on the "General Will"

• Rational social cooperation to meet individual interests

Who advocated for the concept of "General Will" in social contract theory?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• John Rawls

John Rawls introduced the concept of:

• Consent of the Governed

• General Will

• Veil of Ignorance

• Social Hierarchy

Which of the following best defines a society?

• A group of people with common interests

• An organized group with frequent interactions, common territory, and culture

• A government structure

• A business organization

What is the main characteristic of a Hunting and Gathering Society?

• Large-scale agriculture

• Industrial production

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Feudal system

In which type of society is the domestication of animals first mentioned?

• Hunting and Gathering Society

• Pastoral Society

• Horticultural Society

• Agrarian Society

Which society is characterized by small-scale cultivation of plants and semi-nomadic lifestyle?

• Pastoral Society

•  Horticultural Society

• Agrarian Society

• Feudal Society

  
  

What is the primary basis of a Feudal Society?

• Information technology

• Industrial production

• Ownership of land

• Hunting and gathering

Which society is characterized by the establishment of information, knowledge, and sale of services?

• Industrial Society

•  Agrarian Society

• Feudal Society

• Post-Industrial Society