Free Printable Social Science 101_Final Quiz_ OpenStax_Fall 2025

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Social Science 101_Final Quiz_ OpenStax_Fall 2025

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Form a hypothesis

b)

Make an observation and ask a question about it

c)

Research your topic

d)

Record and analyze data

2.

What is the 3rd step of the scientific method?

a)

method

b)

result

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

3.

What is the 6th step of the scientific method?

a)

observation

b)

data

c)

report results

d)

hypothesis

4.

To form an educated guess, a prediction

a)

conclusion

b)

observation

c)

hypothesis

d)

method

5.

Analyze data for a _____________________

a)

observation

b)

result

c)

method

d)

conclusion

6.

Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):

a)

answer

b)

experiment

c)

problem

d)

safety check

7.

Observations made during an experiment are called:

a)

data collection

b)

problems

c)

conclusions

d)

questions

8.

Which of the following are an important reason to do repeated trials?

a)

reliable

b)

accuracy

c)

valid results

d)

reliable, accurate, and valid results

9.

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Government

c)

Language

d)

Social Organizations

10.

What is culture?

a)

shared beliefs, values, and practices

b)

The spread of ideas

c)

a short well known expression

d)

a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice

11.

A subculture is a smaller cultural group within a larger culture.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What are Cultural Universals?

a)

different traits

b)

patterns or traits that are globally common to all societies

c)

Multi diffuse traits

13.

The integration of cultures into the mainstream is_____________________

a)

Cultural Diffusion

b)

Cultural Adaptation

c)

Cultural Diversity

14.

What is ethnocentrism?

a)

Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

b)

The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

c)

Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

d)

Assessing a culture by its own standards

15.

What is cultural imperialism?

a)

Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

b)

The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

c)

Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

d)

Assessing a culture by its own standards

16.

What is culture shock?

a)

Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

b)

The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

c)

Experiencing disorientation and frustration in a new culture

d)

Assessing a culture by its own standards

17.

What is cultural relativism?

a)

Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

b)

The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

c)

Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

d)

the practice of assessing a culture by its own standards rather than viewing it through the lens of one’s own culture.

18.

What is Xenocentrism?

a)

Evaluating and judging another culture based on one's own cultural norms

b)

The deliberate imposition of one's own cultural values on another culture

c)

Believing that another culture is superior to one's own

d)

Assessing a culture by its own standards

19.

The study of populations and three critical aspects of fertility, mortality, and migration

a)

population

b)

population density

c)

cartography

d)

demography

20.

Birth rate is...

a)

The number of people who are born proportionally to the population (usually per thousand per year)

b)

The raw number people who are born every day

c)

Both are correct

21.

The movement from one place to another

a)

moving

b)

migration

c)

demography

d)

economy

22.

A number that shows the increase or decrease in a population during a certain period of time

a)

population

b)

growth rate

c)

social attitudes

d)

economy

23.

The maximum number of people that a region can support without running out of resources

a)

poverty

b)

population

c)

urban growth

d)

carrying capacity

24.

Malthusian Theory claims that

a)

population grows arithmetically while food supply grows geometrically

b)

human population that exceeded the earth’s carrying capacity, or how many people can live in a given area considering the amount of available resources.

c)

population and food supply grow at the same route

d)

populations will adapt and find new food sources

25.

Population density is defined as

a)

the number of people that can be supported with a given number of resources

b)

the number of resources a population can produce

c)

the amount of people in a given area

d)

the pattern of people laid out in a given area

26.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of genetics?

a)

nature

b)

nurture

27.

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

a)

nature

b)

nurture

28.

The “nurture” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of

a)

the cultural expectations

b)

the alignment of the stars

c)

the genes

d)

the way they are raised

29.

The “nature” argument suggests that people socialize and behave in certain ways because of

a)

the cultural expectations

b)

the alignment of the stars

c)

the genes

d)

the way they are raised

30.

What is the passage of genetic instructions from one generation to the next?

a)

Genetics

b)

DNA

c)

Heredity

d)

Nucleus

31.

The process by which individuals learn and internalize the values, norms, and beliefs of their social group and thereby become functioning members is known as

a)

socialization

b)

sociobiology

c)

emotional labor

d)

psychoanalysis

32.

Which of the following agents of socialization has the most enduring lifelong impact on the individual?

a)

the family

b)

peers

c)

the media

d)

school

33.

As children get older, which agent of socialization tends to replace parents as their most intense and immediate influence?

a)

peers

b)

the media

c)

schools

d)

religion

34.

The most important agent of socialization in almost every society is

a)

family

b)

peer group

c)

school

d)

mass media

35.

It is impossible for healthy children to waste away or die from lack of love/attention

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Inherited genetic characteristics versus environment and social learning is called

a)

achievement versus failure.

b)

nature versus nurture.

c)

resocialization versus instinct.

d)

looking-glass self versus generalized other.

37.

Nurture thinks that ________ determines personality

a)

Environment

b)

Biology

c)

Sociology

d)

Siblings

38.

Which is NOT one of the factors of personality development?

a)

heredity

b)

hair color

c)

birth order

d)

cultural environment

39.

What happens to isolated children?

a)

accelerated development

b)

average development

c)

abnormal development

d)

above average development

40.

Ideally, conformity should be

a)

imposed.

b)

established through informal negative sanctions.

c)

something people want to do.

d)

encouraged by offering rewards.

41.

____________________ is a reaction of approval or disapproval to another’s behavior or appearance.

a)

Deviance

b)

Conformity

c)

Retreatism

d)

A sanction

42.

Ridicule, imprisonment, and withdrawal of affection are examples of _______ sanctions.

a)

informal

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

formal

43.

A penalty for disobeying the laws is a ___________.

a)

negotiation

b)

military force

c)

territory

d)

sanction

44.

Offences that damage or deprive people of their property

a)

Crimes against the state

b)

Crimes against the person

c)

Crimes against property

d)

Religious crimes

45.

What is true of various crime rates in the US.

a)

All types of crime are going decreasing.

b)

Some types of crime are increasing and some are decreasing.

c)

All types of crime are going increasing.

46.

In sociology, what does "conflict" mean?

a)

when opposing groups disagree

b)

a physical fight

c)

when society works together

d)

when men have all the power

47.

______ assumes that criminal behavior increases because certain individuals are caught and branded as offenders.

a)

Consensus theory

b)

Conflict theory

c)

Labeling theory

d)

Left realism theory

48.

Which theory would explain that BLM protestors are considered deviant because they are showing a "lack of respect" for authority?

a)

differential association theory

b)

anomie

c)

conflict theory

d)

labeling theory

49.

What is deviance?

a)

A violation of established norms

b)

A positive sanction for conforming to norms

c)

A punishment for violating norms

d)

A way to officially recognize and enforce norm violations

50.

What are attacks based on a person's race, religion, or other characteristics known as?

a)

Hate crimes

b)

Violent crimes

c)

Nonviolent crimes

d)

Corporate crimes

51.

A system that puts categories of people in a social class is

a)

Stratification

b)

wealth

c)

classification

d)

sociology

52.

The racial wealth gap describes

a)

how minorities work hard to earn more money

b)

the economy improving

c)

American in the 50's

d)

the difference in wealth amongst races and ethnicities

53.

True or False: There is no inequality due to race.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

True or False: Global inequality is on the decline.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

How has the homeless population changed in recent years?

a)

It decreased

b)

It's stayed the same

c)

It increased

56.

Accoring to the World Bank, in 2020, extreme poverty refers to people living on less than ___ per day.

a)

US$1.25

b)

US$1.90

c)

US$3.20

d)

US$ 5.50

57.

What are some negatives of globalization?

a)

Workers are exploited in sweatshops

b)

Pollution and deforestation

c)

Low wages for factory workers in Asia and Africa

d)

All of the answers are correct

58.

The company said it was unaware that clothing intended for its stores had been improperly outsourced to a _________________ that used child labor.

a)

warehouse

b)

sweatshop

c)

closed shop

d)

foundation

59.

_____________ is when individuals are singled out as suspects due to their race/ethnicity.

a)

Discrimination

b)

Racial Profiling

c)

Segregation

60.

A classification of people based on national origin and/or culture:

a)

acculturation

b)

cultural assimilation

c)

ethnicity

d)

ethnocentric

61.

The process of assuming that everyone in the same ethnic, racial or cultural group act the same, share the same beliefs or attitudes: a particular group is the same:

a)

ethnicity

b)

ethnocentric

c)

prejudice

d)

stereotyping

62.

Classification of people based on physical or biological characteristics:

a)

culture

b)

ethnicity

c)

nationality

d)

race

63.

An extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one racial group over other groups.

a)

racism

b)

Prejudice

c)

Discrimination

64.

Race does not exist biologically and was created by man as a way to classify people based on noticeable physical characteristics.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Intersectionality is based on?

a)

Different cultures

b)

Different people

c)

Multiple identities

d)

Social categorization

66.

Everyone getting the same treatment is

a)

equity

b)

equality

c)

privilege

d)

diversity

67.

Being multicultural means to..

a)

The respect of diverse social groups, cultures, religions, races, ethnicities, attitudes, and opinions

b)

Eating Asian food at Asian restaurants often

c)

To speak, write and read English

d)

To be informed about what happens in Texas.

68.

When someone judges another person in a negative way it is called____________________.

a)

Prejudice

b)

Inequality

c)

Stereotype

d)

Discrimination

69.

When we tend to see some persons into a pre-defined image, this is called making of ________________

a)

Stereotype

b)

Discrimination

c)

Bias

d)

Prejudice

70.

The difference between wealth and income is:

a)

Income is how much you earn; Wealth is the value of everything you own

b)

Income is the value you of everything you own; Wealth is how much you earn

71.

People who lived in redlined areas were denied:

a)

Loans

b)

Insurance

c)

Healthcare

d)

All of the above

72.

Privilege and supremacy are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

What is at the core of a multicultural perspective?

a)

antiracism/antidiscrimination

b)

antichoice

c)

antisocial

d)

antagonist

74.

Often people are kept from getting something they want, and they lash out at a group they perceive is preventing them from having it. This is

a)

personality dynamics

b)

scapegoat theory

c)

authoritarianism

d)

inequality

75.

Discrimination is a negative ___________, whereas prejudice is a negative ___________.

a)

attitude; behavior

b)

behavior; attitude

c)

belief; action

d)

behavior; action

76.

An antiracist idea is one that suggests that racial groups are _____.

a)

injust

b)

equal

c)

similar

d)

different

77.

_______ people who opposes racism and acts for racial justice

a)

Antiracists

b)

Assimilationists

c)

Segregationists

d)

Abolitionists

78.

The first step in building an antiracist society is:

a)

Understanding what is racist and what is not

b)

Calling out others' ignorant believes

c)

Acknowledging its racist history

d)

Studying slavery

79.

What is the definition of racism?

a)

The belief that one group of people is better at sports

b)

The belief that all people are equal

c)

The belief that one group of people is inferior to another

d)

Attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others

80.

What is the difference between interpersonal racism and institutional racism?

a)

Interpersonal racism exists between individual people, while institutional racism exists in the policies and practices of institutions

b)

There is no difference between the two

c)

Interpersonal racism exists in the laws, rules, systems, and official policies that govern our lives, while institutional racism exists between individual people

d)

Interpersonal racism exists in the beliefs of individuals, while institutional racism exists in the beliefs of organizations

81.

What is antiracism?

a)

An active and conscious effort to challenge racism in any form

b)

A belief that one group of people is superior to another

c)

A belief that racism does not exist

d)

A passive role in challenging racism

82.

"another kind of prejudice, in which someone believes one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group"

a)

racism

b)

colorism

c)

prejudice

d)

discrimination

83.

"the way in which racism is embedded in the fabric of society"

a)

systemic racism

b)

racial profiling

c)

discrimination

d)

bias

84.

"the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone"

a)

racial bias

b)

racial profiling

c)

prejudice

d)

discrimination

85.

The theory that suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group

a)

Racial formation theory

b)

Scapegoat theory

c)

Colourism

d)

Post racial dream theory

86.

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

a)

When a dominant group forces a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country.

b)

The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.

c)

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

d)

The act of singling out an individual because of his or her race.

87.

The way in which different parts of a person’s identity interact

a)

intersectionality

b)

confirmation bias

c)

implicit bias

d)

explicit bias

88.

Sociologists suggest gender is...

a)

What we are born with

b)

A social construct

89.

We learn our gender through...

a)

Agents of society

b)

Primary data

c)

Agencies of socialisation

d)

Mainstream culture

90.

An example of primary socialization is...

a)

The family

b)

School

c)

Peer groups

d)

Work

91.

In a peer group, people may learn their gender identity through...

a)

Sanctions

b)

Conformity

c)

Reinforcement

d)

Resocialisation

92.

A term that denotes the presence of physical or physiological differences between males and females

a)

Gender

b)

Sex

93.

Determined by an individual’s sex and the associated attitudes, behaviors, norms, and values.

a)

Gender role

b)

Gender socialization

c)

Gender stratification

d)

Gender Identity

94.

A person’s deeply held internal perception of one's gender

a)

Gender role

b)

Gender socialization

c)

Gender stratification

d)

Gender Identity

95.

The prejudiced belief that one sex should be valued over another

a)

Heteronormativity

b)

Gender equality

c)

Sexism

d)

Gender stereotypes

96.

It is defined as the recognition of the state that all human beings are free to enjoy equal conditions and fulfill their human potential, to contribute to the state and society

a)

Sexism

b)

Gender equality

c)

Gender role socialization

d)

Heteronormativity

97.

The difference in earnings between men and women

a)

Pay gap

b)

Glass ceiling

c)

Weaker sex

d)

Child care

98.

An invisible barrier that women encounter when trying to win jobs in the highest level of business

a)

Glass ceiling

b)

Pay gap

c)

Child care

d)

Weaker sex

99.

Laurie, identifies as a cisgendered woman. They would use the ____/_____/____ pronouns.

a)

she/hers/her

b)

they/them/theirs

c)

he/him/his

100.

Mario, identifies as a cisgendered man. They would use the ____/_____/____ pronouns.

a)

she/hers/her

b)

they/them/theirs

c)

he/him/his

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