📘 WEEK 12 — Social Injustice &
Stratification
QCM (8 Exam-Likely Questions)**
1. What is social stratification?
A) The natural differences between individuals
B) The random distribution of wealth in society
C) The hierarchical classification of people into higher and lower ranks
D) A system based only on education
Correct answer: C
2. Which statement about social stratification is
TRUE?
A) It is only based on individual effort
B) It disappears after one generation
C) It includes both inequalities and beliefs
D) It exists only in modern societies
Correct answer: C
3. Which system of stratification is based strictly on
birth and allows little or no social mobility?
A) Class
B) Feudal grouping
C) Cast(e)
D) Meritocracy
Correct answer: C
4. In which system are individuals considered the
legal property of others?
A) Class
B) Caste
C) Feudalism
D) Slavery
Correct answer: D
5. Which of the following is NOT a criterion of social
class?
A) Income
B) Occupation
C) Lifestyle
D) Religion
Correct answer: D
6. According to Karl Marx, social classes are mainly
divided based on:
A) Lifestyle and prestige
B) Political power
C) Ownership of the means of production
D) Education level
Correct answer: C
7. According to Max Weber, status mainly refers to:
A) Economic activity
B) Lifestyle and social prestige
C) Political authority
D) Ownership of property
Correct answer: B
8. What is vertical social mobility?
A) Movement between jobs with the same prestige
B) Movement within the same social class
C) Movement to a higher or lower social rank
D) Migration from rural to urban areas
Correct answer: C
📘 WEEK 13 — Social Movements &
Mobility
QCM (8 Exam-Likely Questions)**
1. What is social mobility?
A) The movement of people across countries
B) The transition from one social status to another
C) The division of society into social classes
D) The process of socialization
Correct answer: B
2. Which of the following best describes horizontal
mobility?
A) Moving to a higher social rank
B) Moving to a lower social rank
C) Moving to a different status with similar prestige
D) Moving between social classes through education
Correct answer: C
3. What is vertical mobility?
A) Movement between similar occupations
B) Movement within the same social group
C) Movement to a higher or lower social rank
D) Movement caused only by migration
Correct answer: C
4. Which factor does NOT influence vertical social
mobility?
A) Education
B) Political structure
C) Economic development or crisis
D) Biological differences
Correct answer: D
5. According to the World Bank and UN data,
globalization has:
A) Eliminated inequality worldwide
B) Reduced inequality between and within societies
C) Increased inequality within societies and between countries
D) Had no effect on income distribution
Correct answer: C
6. Which statement best defines social change?
A) A sudden political revolution only
B) The transformation of culture and social institutions over time
C) A change limited to technology
D) A change that is always planned
Correct answer: B
7. Which of the following is a characteristic of
collective behavior?
A) Strong social boundaries and stable norms
B) Long-term goals and formal leadership
C) Unplanned, short-term, and sometimes controversial actions
D) Clearly defined membership
Correct answer: C
8. What distinguishes a social movement from
collective behavior?
A) It is based on impulse only
B) It has no shared goals
C) It involves long-term goals, organization, and decision-making
D) It disappears quickly without impact
Correct answer: C
📘 WEEK 14 — Globalization
QCM (8 Exam-Likely Questions)**
1. What is globalization mainly used to describe?
A) Cultural isolation of societies
B) Changes in societies and the world economy due to increased trade and exchange
C) The decline of international trade
D) Political revolutions only
Correct answer: B
2. In sociology, globalization refers mostly to:
A) Religious expansion
B) Military domination
C) Trade liberalization and free trade
D) Local cultural traditions
Correct answer: C
3. Which of the following is a key feature of economic
globalization?
A) Strong national control over economies
B) Reduced international cooperation
C) Increasing relations among industries across countries
D) Decline of multinational corporations
Correct answer: C
4. What does the term erosion of national sovereignty
mean in globalization?
A) States gain total economic control
B) Governments lose some control over their economies
C) Borders completely disappear
D) Citizens control global markets
Correct answer: B
5. Which of the following is considered a sign of
globalization?
A) Decrease in international travel
B) Reduced data flow between countries
C) Increased role of international organizations
D) Decline in global communication
Correct answer: C
6. How does globalization affect daily life according to
the lesson?
A) It affects only governments and corporations
B) It has no impact on individuals
C) It changes the organization of everyday life
D) It affects only developing countries
Correct answer: C
7. Which argument is commonly made by anti-
globalization activists?
A) Globalization strengthens local markets
B) Globalization reduces environmental damage
C) Globalization promotes corporate interests at the expense of nation-states
D) Globalization eliminates social conflict
Correct answer: C
8. One negative effect of globalization mentioned in
the lesson is:
A) Increase in cultural diversity only
B) Growth of local markets
C) Consumption and extinction of natural resources
D) Stronger national sovereignty
Correct answer: C
📘 WEEK 11 — Employment
QCM (8 Exam-Likely Questions)**
1. In sociology, what does employment refer to?
A) Any activity done for personal satisfaction
B) Activities people do for a wage, salary, or fee
C) Only factory work
D) Voluntary unpaid work
Correct answer: B
2. What is an occupation?
A) A temporary hobby
B) Membership in a set of work tasks done full-time or part-time
C) A biological role
D) An informal daily activity
Correct answer: B
3. One key feature of modern societies’ employment
structure is:
A) Simple division of labor
B) No specialization
C) A highly complex division of labor
D) Complete economic independence
Correct answer: C
4. According to sociology, what is the economy?
A) A political system
B) A natural process
C) A social institution organizing production, distribution, and consumption
D) A cultural tradition
Correct answer: C
5. Which revolution marked the shift from home-
based work to factory-based work?
A) Agricultural Revolution
B) Information Revolution
C) Industrial Revolution
D) Cultural Revolution
Correct answer: C
6. According to Durkheim, organic solidarity is
characterized by:
A) Similarity and strong collective consciousness
B) Weak social ties
C) Complex division of labor and interdependence
D) Absence of specialization
Correct answer: C
7. What does alienation mean in Marx’s theory?
A) Workers gain full control over production
B) Workers feel connected to their products
C) Workers become separated from their products, labor, and nature
D) Workers gain political power
Correct answer: C
8. According to Weber, what played a role in the rise
of industrial capitalism?
A) Traditional beliefs only
B) Military power
C) Protestant work ethic and rationalization
D) Agricultural techniques
Correct answer: C
📘 WEEK 10 — Nation, Race & Ethnicity
QCM (8 Exam-Likely Questions)**
1. What is an in-group?
A) A group one does not identify with
B) A group one identifies with and feels belonging to
C) A random collection of individuals
D) A temporary gathering
Correct answer: B
2. What is ethnicity according to sociology?
A) A biological category based on physical traits
B) A shared cultural heritage and social identity
C) A political ideology
D) A legal status
Correct answer: B
3. How is race defined in sociology?
A) A purely biological classification
B) A fixed genetic reality
C) A socially constructed category based on perceived physical traits
D) A religious distinction
Correct answer: C
4. What is prejudice?
A) Objective judgment based on facts
B) Neutral attitudes toward others
C) Prejudgment that can be positive or negative and often rooted in stereotypes
D) Legal discrimination
Correct answer: C
5. Which concept refers to evaluating other cultures
using one’s own culture as a standard?
A) Xenophobia
B) Racism
C) Ethnocentrism
D) Chauvinism
Correct answer: C
6. According to Benedict Anderson, nations are best
described as:
A) Ancient biological communities
B) Natural extensions of families
C) Imagined communities with shared symbols and solidarity
D) Groups based only on territory
Correct answer: C
7. What is a nation-state?
A) A state with no cultural unity
B) A religious organization
C) A political unit where state borders largely coincide with a national group
D) A temporary political alliance
Correct answer: C
8. According to Anthony Smith, nations originate
mainly from:
A) Modern industrial systems only
B) Colonial political boundaries
C) Pre-modern ethnic communities and shared myths
D) Economic globalization
Correct answer: C