Question 1

According to Weber, religion fills a psychological need of the fortunate to legitimize their good fortune.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Weber, the most tenuous (or unstable)  type of the authority is:

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A)   charismatic
B)   rational-legal
C)   traditional
D)   legitimateE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

U.S. presidents preside via rational-legal authority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Weber used the term "iron cage" to describe:

Accepted Answer

A)   the Church prior to the Protestant Reformation
B)   the dominance of capitalistic and bureaucratic structures and disenchantment of modern western society
C)   the religious motivation that encourages individuals to pursue worldly success
D)   monastic or religious asceticism (self-denial) E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Weber defines ________ as an estimation of social honor expressed through styles of life or conventions

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A)   party
B)   class
C)   traditional authority
D)   statusE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Discuss which concept Weber is referring to with his line, "..have become the dominant form of social organization in modern society."

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Question 7

Discuss Weber's ideas from the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Include specific quotations from the text to support your essay.

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a. Weber argues that a religious belief ...

Question 8

Weber used ________ as "pure" categories that serve as a methodological comparison to real-life cases.

Accepted Answer

A)   dialectical materialism
B)   Verstehen
C)   ideal types
D)   solidarityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which type of authority is primarily individualistic:

Accepted Answer

A)   charismatic
B)   rational-legal
C)   traditional
D)   modernE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Hitler could be considered someone who led by charismatic authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Max Weber, religion has helped to foster what process?

Accepted Answer

A)   secularization of the individual
B)   alienation by function
C)   rationalization of reality
D)   subordination by doctrineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber quotes __________ in order to understand ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Benjamin Franklin; the spirit of capitalism
B)   Martin Luther King Jr.; the Protestant Ethic
C)   George Washington; the spirit of capitalism
D)   Abraham Lincoln; the Protestant EthicE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Weber's basic theoretical orientation is rational and individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Weber interpreted religious beliefs as

Accepted Answer

A)   an opiate for the masses
B)   a way to worship society itself
C)   a way to explain the existence of suffering
D)   a system of totems and symbolsE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Weber argued that distinct interests are connected to economic:

Accepted Answer

A)   rationality
B)   status
C)   classes
D)   charismaE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In discussing the connection between the Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism, Weber discusses the importance of this concept in motivating individuals to pursue worldly success

Accepted Answer

A)   religiosity
B)   Calvinism
C)   reformation
D)   callingE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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