Social Science Quiz

What is the study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented?

• Humanities

• Anthropology

• Geography

• Philosophy

Who is the Islamic medieval scholar who documented the lives of early populations in the Middle East and South Asia?

• Herodotus

• King Louis XVI

• Plato

• Al-Biruni

What is the primary difference between the natural sciences and the social sciences?

• Natural sciences use empirical and measured data evidence, while social sciences use the scientific method

• Natural sciences involve exactness and controlled variables, while social sciences are spontaneous and unpredictable

• Natural sciences are concerned with human aspects, while social sciences deal with the physical world

• Natural sciences use the scientific method, while social sciences use an empirical, rational, and objective methodology

Who is the philosopher known for developing the idea of the government having a system of checks and balances?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What is the meaning of social science?

• The study of the ways in which the human experience is processed and documented

• An academic discipline that studies the human condition using analytical, critical, or speculative methods

• A branch of science that seeks to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world

• The field of human knowledge that deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings

Who is the French sociologist known for formally establishing the academic discipline of sociology?

• Ibn Khaldun

• David Émile Durkheim

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Plato

What is the beginning of Social Science as a field of inquiry?

• Ethics

• Greek Historian

• Roots of ancient philosophy

• Roots of modern philosophy

What is the Philosophy of Plato?

• He developed the idea of the government having a system of checks and balances

• He attempted to reconcile mysticism with theology by dividing science into two different categories, the religious science that regards the sciences of the Qur'an and the non-religious science

• He argued that the power of the state to govern is the power given by the people for the protection of their inalienable rights

• He discussed how human nature or the soul is a reflection of society and how a society can achieve harmony by creating classes or divisions

What is the connection between Social Science and social problems?

• The world is facing a pandemic

• The connection between Social Science and social problems should be a high priority for all social scientists and citizens alike

• The field of human knowledge that deals with all aspects of the group life of human beings

• The study of human society and social relationships

Who is the English philosopher known for rejecting Plato's theory of forms?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Charles Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes