Read each question carefully and then select the best answer.

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber

1		What does Weber claim are the two important factors in the development of the capitalist enterprise?
			A)	the rise of industry and modernity
			B)	the separation of business from the household and the rise of democracy
			C)	the development of technology and business
			D)	the separation of business from the household and rational bookkeeping
2		Weber says that one of the fundamental elements of the spirit of modern capitalism is
			A)	industry
			B)	cultural capital
			C)	rational conduct on the basis of the idea of the calling
			D)	religion
3		Weber is claiming that all capitalist individuals are of the protestant faith.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		Weber questions the validity of other scholars' work on the impact religious ideas have had on the development of an economic spirit such as capitalism.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		According to Weber, capitalism developed because of the dominance of the Catholic Church.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Abiding Faith, Mark Chaves

6		According to Chaves, in the United States religious belief
			A)	is in decline
			B)	has leveled off to about 40% of the population
			C)	remains very high
			D)	has shrunk to a few denominations
7		All of the following are true about current religious beliefs and practices EXCEPT
			A)	church attendance has increased
			B)	Americans participate more in organized religion than do people in other affluent countries
			C)	religions help delineate group boundaries and collective identities
			D)	Americans strongly believe in the supernatural and are interested in spirituality
8		All of the following groups are more active religiously EXCEPT
			A)	Blacks are more active than whites
			B)	Whites are more active than Hispanics
			C)	Women are more active than men
			D)	Conservative Christians are more active than liberal Christians
9		Chaves argues that 300,000 religious congregations in the United States could be a force for social change.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Chaves argues that while religious participation has remained strong in the United States, religious belief has declined.
			A)	True
			B)	False

Baring Our Souls: TV Talk Shows and the Religion of Recovery, Kathleen S. Lowney

11		What is Lowney's main purpose in her reading on TV talk shows?
			A)	She wants to uncover the conservative religious roots of talk show moralism.
			B)	She wants to persuade people to stop watching talk shows.
			C)	She wants to determine the talk show host's role in solving the guests' problems.
			D)	She wants to examine how talk shows represent larger social problems.
12		According to Lowney, both talk show guests and hosts
			A)	admit their sins to a public audience
			B)	believe in a moral code
			C)	act for the camera and hide the truth
			D)	continue communication after the show has finished broadcasting
13		According to Lowney, the term religion of recovery is used to describe the solutions that most talk shows reach. These solutions usually are
			A)	medical
			B)	sociological
			C)	religious
			D)	psychological or pseudopsychological
14		Lowney argues that hosts manipulate the parasocial relationship they have with their guests and audience members by
			A)	acting as perfect saints
			B)	making public their own abnormalities and indiscretions
			C)	continually talking about their own lives and experiences
			D)	making fun of their guests in a mocking or sarcastic way
15		Lowney compares our society's obsession with talk shows with past cultures' desires to see carnivals and revivals because both feature some topic or person who is considered to abnormal or deviant.
			A)	True
			B)	False