SOC1502 MCQ ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a
sociological __________ to study how society affects individuals.
a. culture
b. imagination
c. method
d. tool. Answer: b. imagination
◉ A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a
defined area, share a culture, and who:
a. interact
b. work in the same industry
c. speak different languages
d. practice a recognized religion. Answer: a. interact
◉ Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
a. compare the behavior of individuals from different societies
b. compare one society to another
, c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
d. compare individuals to groups. Answer: c. identify similarities in how
social groups resent to social pressure
◉ What do you think C. Wright Mills meant when he said that to be a
sociologist, one had to develop a sociological imagination? Answer: You
have to have the ability to understand how your own past relates to that
of other people, as well as to history in general and societal structures in
particular.
◉ Describe a situation in which a choice you made was influenced by
societal pressures. Answer:
◉ Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
a. Astrology
b. Economics
c. Physics
d. History. Answer: b. Economics
◉ Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class
struggle?
a. Émile Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Plato
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ C. Wright Mills once said that sociologists need to develop a
sociological __________ to study how society affects individuals.
a. culture
b. imagination
c. method
d. tool. Answer: b. imagination
◉ A sociologist defines society as a group of people who reside in a
defined area, share a culture, and who:
a. interact
b. work in the same industry
c. speak different languages
d. practice a recognized religion. Answer: a. interact
◉ Seeing patterns means that a sociologist needs to be able to:
a. compare the behavior of individuals from different societies
b. compare one society to another
, c. identify similarities in how social groups respond to social pressure
d. compare individuals to groups. Answer: c. identify similarities in how
social groups resent to social pressure
◉ What do you think C. Wright Mills meant when he said that to be a
sociologist, one had to develop a sociological imagination? Answer: You
have to have the ability to understand how your own past relates to that
of other people, as well as to history in general and societal structures in
particular.
◉ Describe a situation in which a choice you made was influenced by
societal pressures. Answer:
◉ Which of the following was a topic of study in early sociology?
a. Astrology
b. Economics
c. Physics
d. History. Answer: b. Economics
◉ Which founder of sociology believed societies changed due to class
struggle?
a. Émile Comte
b. Karl Marx
c. Plato
