Economics MCQs

A. Classes are the result of different life styles
B. Status is also a phenomenon of stratification
C. Classes are determined by the relationship of a group in society to the means of production
D. Classes are composed of the have-nots who eventually revolt against the haves

A. A high position in the stratification system
B. A low position in the stratification system
C. Lack of talent
D. Lack of desire for an education

A. Horizontal mobility
B. Vertical mobility
C. Intragenerational mobility
D. Inter structural mobility

A. Food is hoarded by a few
B. Food is shared by all
C. Hunting lacks prestige
D. None of the above

A. Surplus
B. Shortage of everything
C. Equality
D. Capitalistic system

A. Inequality is the law of nature
B. Stratification must be legislated
C. Inequality results from exploitation
D. None of the above

A. Who says that a football player is more important than a college professor?
B. Sons of talented persons are privileged even if they themselves lack talent
C. Is a stable society better than an unequal society?
D. All of the above

A. Inequality is a motivating force for people to rise in the stratification system
B. Everyone is talented equally
C. Marxism tries to explain all social problems
D. Democracy delivers equality better than marxism does

A. The owners of the means of production
B. Persons who have similar forms of power prestige or wealth
C. Categories of people set up by governments
D. People especially endowed by nature

A. Professors
B. Physicians
C. Ministers
D. Research scientists