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Key Figures in Sociology Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the "Father of Sociology" and named the field sociology?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Auguste Comte

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Max Weber

2.

Which sociologist promoted the idea of "survival of the fittest" in society, also known as social Darwinism?

a)

Herbert Spencer

b)

Jane Addams

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

Harriet Martineau

3.

Who developed the concept of the Sociological Imagination?

a)

Max Weber

b)

C. Wright Mills

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Karl Marx

4.

Which sociologist helped found the NAACP and argued that Black Americans faced entrenched inequalities?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Harriet Martineau

d)

Emile Durkheim

5.

Which sociologist studied how social forces affect behavior; emphasized social integration, complex interdependence, and stability (structural functionalism)?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Jane Addams

6.

Which sociologist explained differences between pre-modern (stop when needs met) vs. modern (keep producing for efficiency/wealth) societies and focused on bureaucracy and order?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

Max Weber

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Harriet Martineau

7.

Which sociologist compared slavery and women’s oppression, arguing that economic limits kept women dependent and laid the groundwork for gender conflict theory?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Harriet Martineau

c)

Emile Durkheim

d)

Herbert Spencer

8.

Which sociologist believed that modern society created more transactional relationships (such as study partners, followers, personal trainers) instead of family/community ties?

a)

Emile Durkheim

b)

Max Weber

c)

Ferdinand Tönnies

d)

Karl Marx

9.

Which sociologist created the Hull House and was an advocate for women?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Jane Addams

10.

Which sociologist believed society is made up of bourgeoisie (owners) vs. proletariat (workers), and that conflict would eventually lead to a classless society?

a)

Max Weber

b)

Emile Durkheim

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Herbert Spencer