Sociology Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

Which of these statements is correct ?

Accepted Answer

C.	causation cannot be inferred directly from correlation

Question 2

The decentralized city can be identified by______________?

Accepted Answer

D.	all of the above

Question 3

Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because_______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas

Question 4

Wirth (1938) said that social relationships in the urban way of life were segmental because______________?

Accepted Answer

B.	people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals

Question 5

Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?

Accepted Answer

C.	Highest North America Lowest Africa

Question 6

The term collective consumption (Castells 1977) refers to____________?

Accepted Answer

D.	the provision of health housing and education services by the state

Question 7

The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________?

Accepted Answer

B.	Simmel

Question 8

Which of the following was not a common feature of ancient cities ?

Accepted Answer

C.	a strong influence over external

Question 9

What is gentrification ?

Accepted Answer

D.	renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups

Question 10

In Which year did the urban areas of the world become more populous than rural areas ?

Accepted Answer

B.	1975

Question 11

Cultural restructuring has involved________________?

Accepted Answer

D.	all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ?

Accepted Answer

C.	sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures

Question 13

The ecological approach to urban sociology involved studying ?

Accepted Answer

A.	how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources

Question 14

Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?

Accepted Answer

C.	a fixed geographical location

Question 15

Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?

Accepted Answer

A.	living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries

Question 16

Who described urbanism as a way of life _____________?

Accepted Answer

C.	Wirth

Question 17

The concept of collective consumption is most closely associated with______________?

Accepted Answer

C.	Castells

Question 18

What is urban recycling ?

Accepted Answer

D.	refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land

Question 19

Why does Mike Davis (1990) describe Los Angeles as a city of quartz ?

Accepted Answer

B.	it has been hardened against the poor

Question 20

Which city is forecast to become the largest megacity by 2025 ?

Accepted Answer

D.	Tokyo