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SOC 331 Week 1 Quiz
Sociology - General Sociology
1.
Question :
“War” comes from a German word that originally meant
Student Answer:
2. Concord
Accord
Discord
Order
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.3 Justice as a Religious Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
2.
Question :
Some scientists claim that there is no need to worry about global
warming. What is one argument made in support of this view?
Student Answer:
Alarmism will bring down taxes.
Carbon dioxide does not contribute to pollution.
Alarmism will reduce academic research on climate change.
Carbon monoxide is not a pollutant.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.4 Emerging Moral Issues in Social
Justice and Criminal Justice
3. Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
3.
Question :
What percentage of the world’s services can be delivered from
anywhere, thanks to the Internet?
Student Answer:
40%
50%
60%
70%
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.4 Emerging Moral Issues in Social
Justice and Criminal Justice
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
4.
Question :
According to virtue theory, morality is a matter of
4. Student Answer:
Obeying a rule.
Acting from duty.
Habitually knowing the good and doing the good.
Producing the greatest good for the greatest number.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.1 Justice as a Moral Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
5.
Question :
Because of current communication and transportation technologies,
migrant communities are getting
Student Answer:
Smaller, because it easier to keep track of migration.
Smaller, because it is easier to do business from a person’s original
home.
Larger, because it is easier to keep track of migration.
Larger, because it is easier to travel between homes.
Instructor Explanation:
5. The answer can be found in Section 1.4 Emerging Moral Issues in Social
Justice and Criminal Justice
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
6.
Question :
In his concession speech in 2000, presidential candidate Al Gore
claimed to accept the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, because the Court
is “the supreme law of the land.” This view is an example of
Student Answer:
Legal realism.
Legal positivism.
Natural law theory.
Strict constructionism.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.2 Justice as a Legal Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
7.
6. Question :
Libertarianism is the view that
Student Answer:
The most just distribution of goods and services requires that
stakeholders keep what is rightfully theirs unless they voluntarily give it
up.
The most just distribution of goods and services requires that each
stakeholder receive an equal share.
Retributive justice is a matter of restoring a convict’s former liberties.
Retributive justice is a matter of restoring a crime victim’s liberties.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.1 Justice as a Moral Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
8.
Question :
Roman Catholic dogma is an example of moral thinking based on
Student Answer:
Formal tradition, which is also exemplified by Orthodox Christianity
and Orthodox Judaism
7. Informal tradition, which is also exemplified by Orthodox Christianity
and Orthodox Judaism
Formal personal experience, which is also exemplified by Orthodox
Christianity and Orthodox Judaism.
Informal personal experience, which is also exemplified by Orthodox
Christianity and Orthodox Judaism.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.3 Justice as a Religious Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
9.
Question :
Concerning the Towson University Police Chief Gerst’s treatment of an
Orthodox Jewish Officer, Brown, under his command which of the
following is true?
Student Answer:
The Chief’s refusal to fire Brown is an issue of retributive justice.
The Chief’s refusal to fire Brown is an issue of libertarian justice.
The Chief’s firing of Brown is an issue of retributive justice.
The Chief’s firing of Brown is an issue of libertarian justice
Instructor Explanation:
8. The answer can be found in Section 1.3 Justice as a Religious Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1
Comments:
10.
Question :
Maeve believes that an act is morally good if its consequences are good,
and morally bad if its consequences are bad. Therefore, Maeve must be
either
Student Answer:
A deontologist or a regularian.
An egoist or a utilitarian.
A libertarian or an egalitarian.
An originalist or a textualist.
Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in Section 1.1 Justice as a Moral Concept
Points Received:
1 of 1