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QUIZ #1: SOC301

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Please complete this quiz by performing the requested tasks and answering the multiple choice questions. You may want to consult Le Moyne College's Excellent VAX Manual which is on-line and can be purchased at the Bookstore.

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1. Send an E-mail message to Father Bucko by clicking on his name right here or at the bottom of the web page. See, wasn't that easy! Tell him that this is part of your quiz and how cool this assignment is (even if you don't think it really is).

2. Comte held that sociology is a science because A) he felt this was true deep in his heart, B) it has a methodology, C) he held that it can predict, D) it was rigorous, E) he himself was a scientist.

3. Comte's goal for social science was A) to ameliorate the human condition B) to wake up students for 8:30 class, C) return to traditional authority, D) show that all truth is relative, E) show that philosophy is superior to science.

4. Critical periods, according to Comte, were when A) society was in harmony, B) no one liked their clothing styles, C) society did not change D) there was anarchy and change, E) everyone questioned society.

5. Comte held that by nature society was A) unorganized, B) anarchic, C) evil, D) the sum of its parts, E) harmonious.

6. The strongest influence on Comte was A) Catholicism, B) Beevis and you know who, C) the Enlightenment, D) the WWWF, E) Carl Marx.

7. In the space provided below, tell why it is important to study theory:

8. The French thinker Condorset contributed to Comte's thinking with the proposition that A) man by nature is bad, B) laissez faire is essential C) humans can perfect society, D) we were good before society came along, E) the individual is more important than the group.

9. Leave a message in the SOC303 folder of the bulletin utility on the VAX (check Le Moyne College's Excellent VAX Manual if you are unfamiliar with this topic) introducing yourself to the class. Tell who you are and why you are taking this class. You can also comment on what you think of the World Wide Web, this quiz, and your beloved professor! Note, you have to leave your web browser and sign onto the VAX if you are using Netscape to view this. If you are using LYNX you are already logged onto Maple and just need to enter the bulletin section.

10. Go the the Native_Americans folder in the bulletin area. Look around and read some of the messages. Select a message that is interesting to you and print it out. Put your name on the top of the print out and hand it in on the day this quiz is due, January 23.

This quiz will be submitted by E-mail to the instructor. Please call the instructor (x 4606) or leave him a note if you run into any difficulty.

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This page is managed by Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Le Moyne College, the Jesuit College of Central New York. E-Mail: bucko@maple.lemoyne.edu Page Last Updated: September 10, 1996