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WorksheetsUnit 6: Social Institutions
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption
a)
cult
b)
family
c)
religion
d)
group
2.
Family arrangement where descent and inheritance is passed through the female line.
a)
matrilineal
b)
patrilineal
c)
matrilocal
d)
patrilocal
3.
Many people have believed that family violence is more commone in lower class homes.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A common characteristic of the US family is that it practice polygamy.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
A marriage consisting of one man and one woman at a time.
a)
monogamy
b)
polygamy
c)
polyandry
6.
Religious organization that arises out of a desire to reform an existing religious organization.
a)
denomination
b)
sect
c)
ritual
d)
church
7.
A religious practice that members of a religion are expected to perform.
a)
denomination
b)
sect
c)
ritual
d)
belief
8.
propositions and ideas held on the basis of faith (what a person considers to be true)
a)
profane
b)
sacred
c)
religion
d)
beliefs
9.
things and ideas that are set apart and given a special meaning
a)
belief
b)
religion
c)
sacred
d)
profane
10.
control through force
a)
power
b)
authority
c)
coercion
11.
Institution that determines how power is obtained and excercised
a)
political institution
b)
economic institution
c)
education
d)
religion
12.
Institution that determines how goods and services are produced and distributed
a)
political institution
b)
economic institution
c)
education
d)
religion
13.
political system in which a ruler with absolute power attempts to control all aspects of society
a)
representative government
b)
capitalism
c)
totalitarianism
d)
socialism
14.
form of authority that arises from the personality of the individual
a)
rational legal
b)
traditional
c)
charismatic
15.
form of the authority in which the legitimacy of a leader is rooted in custom
a)
rational legal
b)
traditional
c)
charismatic
16.
family structure composed of children and parents
a)
extended family
b)
single parent family
c)
blended family
d)
nuclear family
17.
the pattern in which married couples live with or near the wives' parents
a)
matrilineal
b)
matrilocal
c)
patrilineal
d)
patrilocal
18.
Marriage to more than one wife is called?
a)
polyandry
b)
polyashley
c)
polygamy
d)
polyjulia
19.
Kinship that is traced through both sides of the family is what kind of pattern?
a)
egalitarian
b)
bilateral
c)
neolocal
d)
tertiary
20.
The most common authority pattern, worldwide is?
a)
matriarchal
b)
patriarchal
c)
egalitarian
d)
nonarchal
21.
The belief that spirits influence human life is called?
a)
animism
b)
theism
c)
ethicalism
d)
activism
22.
Belief in more than one god is called
a)
monotheism
b)
polygamy
c)
polygon
d)
polytheism
23.
A religious structure that involves a substantial number of the population as members is called?
a)
denomination
b)
sect
c)
cult
d)
anomaly
24.
A new religion whose beliefs and practices differ from major religions is called?
a)
ecclesia
b)
denomination
c)
sect
d)
cult
25.
After six years of study and meditation, Siddhartha Gautama become the "Enlightened One," and is recognized as the founder of ____.
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
26.
Martin Luther, a German monk, posted a list of 95 complaints against the practices of Roman Catholicism and a new branch of Christianity was born. This branch is called ____.
a)
Eastern Orthodox
b)
Sunni
c)
Mahayana
d)
Protestant
27.
Sunni and Shiite are branches of what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
28.
The worlds largest universalizing religion is
a)
Sikhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
29.
Judaism is unique in that it is
a)
the largest religion in the world
b)
an ethnicity as well as a religion
c)
the fastest growing religion in the world
d)
the last remaining monotheistic religion
30.
The belief in one God is
a)
Paganism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Oligarchism
31.
All three Monotheistic religions share a common belief the foundation centered around
a)
Jesus
b)
Abraham
c)
Muhammad
d)
Ali
32.
One's actions have an unavoidable effect on the next life.
a)
Dharma
b)
Karma
c)
Tao
d)
Noble Truth
33.
According to Buddhists, all life is.....
a)
Enjoyment
b)
Gratifying
c)
Disasterous
d)
Suffering
34.
True or False. Hinduism and Buddhism believe in reincarnation.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The Quran is the holy book for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
36.
Which religion is polytheistic?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
37.
What month long holiday do Muslims not eat, drink, or smoke during daylight hours?
a)
Rosh Hashanah
b)
Christmas
c)
Festival of Lights
d)
Ramadan
38.
What does "indigenous" mean?
a)
originating : first
b)
serve
c)
top layer
d)
unoriginal
39.
Which of the following best describes the Aborigines?
a)
Indigenous people of Australia that were hunters and gatherers
b)
English speaking settlers to Australia
c)
Some of the first prisoners brought to Australia from the UK
d)
Slaves brought from Africa by English settlers
40.
What religion did Christianity
come from?
come from?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
41.
The Buddhist state of ultimate peace and happiness is ________________.
a)
Nirvana
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Samsara
d)
Brahman
42.
What is a family arrangement where persons do not have legal obligations of a traditional marriage?
a)
Hook Up Culture
b)
Dual Employed Families
c)
Accordion Families
d)
Cohabitation
43.
Generally, people will marry someone similar to themselves. This is considered __________.
a)
Exogamy
b)
Homogamy
c)
Heterogamy
d)
Polygamy
44.
The rarest type of marriage today
a)
Monogamy
b)
Polygyny
c)
Polyandry
d)
homogamy
45.
If grandma lives with your family... you live in an ____________ family.
a)
Matriarchy
b)
Extended
c)
Patriarchy
d)
Polygamy
46.
Multiracial couples can be described as ____________.
a)
Homogamy
b)
Heterogamy
c)
Endogamy
d)
Incest Taboo
47.
(True or false) Mechancial solidarity occurs when people live in a society with a diverse division of labor, this forces people to depend on one another for survival.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE...
c)
NA
d)
NA
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