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Sociology Quiz Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Social mobility is...

a)

A change in position within the social hierarchy

b)

‘moving up’ in society

c)

Losing prestige due to public disgrace

d)

A change in reputation that is only temporary

2.

What is a meritocracy?

a)

mobility is based on gender roles.

b)

mobility is based on family ties.

c)

mobility is based on individual talent and personal merit

d)

mobility is based on personal merit and ethnic stereotypes.

3.

What three things affect socioeconomic status?

a)

income, heredity, and occupational prestige

b)

income, education and heredity

c)

education, heredity and work ethic

d)

income, education and occupational prestige.

4.

The degree of social honor attached with your position in society is

a)

power

b)

property

c)

popularity

d)

prestige

5.

Chris is head of the communications department at Disney. He is then switched and made the head of the marketing department. This is an example of:

a)

Upward Mobility

b)

Structural Social Mobility

c)

Horizontal Mobility

d)

Vertical Mobility

6.

Obviously, the best season of the year is:

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

7.

George Washington was the first president of the United States. This is his:

a)

master status

b)

role strain

c)

social mobility

d)

hierarchy position

8.

Chris is a mechanic in California, and decides he wants to do something new. He becomes an electrician. This is an example of:

a)

Structural Social Mobility

b)

upward Mobility

c)

Horizontal Mobility

d)

Social Stratification

9.

Gender is an:

a)

Ascribed Status

b)

Achieved Status

10.

Being an actor is an:

a)

Ascribed Status

b)

Achieved Status

11.

High School Graduate is an:

a)

Achieved Status

b)

Ascribed Status

12.

Ethnicity is an:

a)

Achieved Status

b)

Ascribed Status

13.

The best cereal is obviously

a)

Captain Crunch

b)

Froot Loops

c)

Apple Jacks

d)

Lucky Charms

e)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

14.

Apartheid is an example of a:

a)

Closed System

b)

Open System

15.

On average, a pilot receives a six-figure salary, but does not have to obtain a higher education degree. This is an example of:

a)

Social Stratification

b)

Status Inconsistency

c)

Roal Conflict

d)

Meritocracy

16.

The best streaming service is clearly

a)

Amazon Prime

b)

Netflix

c)

Hulu

d)

HBO Maxx

e)

Disney +

17.

When social mobility is based on personal merit and individual talents, this is called:

a)

Capitalism

b)

Caste System

c)

Meritocracy

d)

Closed System

18.

True or False: Social Stratification is universal but variable.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Due to nation-wide concerns about racism, companies across the U.S hired diversity and inclusion supervisors and created minimum mandatory percentages of employees of color. This resulted in:

a)

Horizontal Mobility

b)

Structural Social Mobility

c)

Vertical Mobility

d)

Social Stratification

20.

The system by which society categorizes people, and ranks them in a hierarchy.

a)

Caste System

b)

Closed System

c)

Social Stratification

d)

Status Inconsistency

21.

obviously, the best avenger (of these option) is:

a)

Black Widow

b)

Black Panther

c)

Iron Man

d)

Spider Man

e)

Captain America

22.

True or false: Beliefs about social stratification informs what it means to deserve wealth, success or power.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false: Social Stratification is a characteristic of individual differences.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Jim Crow era is an example of a:

a)

Closed System

b)

Open System

25.

True or False: The United States of America is a Meritocracy

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Bruna is a teacher, and her daughter is in her kindergarten class. She often struggles to be the teacher when she's so used to being the mother. It especially creates issues with discipline. What is this an example of?

a)

Role Strain

b)

Role Conflict

c)

Status Inconsistency

d)

Social Stratification