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HSB4U EXAMXAM P PRACTICERACTICE 1)
1) Herman is Herman is interested interested in studying hin studying hermits – ermits – people who people who choose to lchoose to live apart ive apart fromfrom society
society. . Specically, as a socioloSpecically, as a sociologist, he is interested in studying:gist, he is interested in studying: a)
a) The stThe storiories toles told aod aout herut hermitmits.s. )
) !hether her!hether hermits ma"mits ma"e di#ere di#erent decisient decisions than ordons than ordinary peopinary people.le. c)
c) !hat fac!hat factors hertors hermits hamits have in comve in common wimon with eacth each otherh other.. d)
d) !hi!hich cuch culturltures haves have here hermitmits.s.
Mr. Harper has decided to give his 28 HSB4U students some multiple choice questions to Mr. Harper has decided to give his 28 HSB4U students some multiple choice questions to practice for h
practice for his HSB4U exam. is HSB4U exam. He quietly ritHe quietly rites don the naes don the names of studentmes of students ho ares ho are ansering them instead of using their cell phones! then compares this list to the
ansering them instead of using their cell phones! then compares this list to the mar"smar"s students get on the exam.
students get on the exam. He #elieves that the ones hHe #elieves that the ones ho actually do the questioo actually do the questions inns in class ill do #etter on the
class ill do #etter on the exam.exam.
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$) %r%r. Harper. Harper&s elie&s elief in the story aof in the story aove would 'uve would 'ualifalify as a(n):y as a(n): a)
a) HyHypopoththesesisis )
) seservrvatatioionn c)
c) **eseseaearcrch +uh +uesestitionon d
d)) SSaammppllee
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a) The muThe multiltiple cple choihoice 'uece 'uestistionsons.. )
) The $- stThe $- studentudents in %rs in %r. Harpe. Harper&s HSr&s HS/0 clas/0 classs c)
c) The maThe mar"s rer"s receiveceived y d y studenstudents on tts on the HShe HS/0 e/0 eamam d)
d) !hether !hether a stua student dent did tdid the 'uhe 'uestioestions or nns or notot /)
/) eing as eing as organi2ed organi2ed as usual, as usual, %r%r. Harper l. Harper loses this loses this list of ist of names. names. TTo compensate, o compensate, hehe adds a new 'uestion to the
adds a new 'uestion to the eam:eam: $Ho many practice questions did you do in class%$Ho many practice questions did you do in class% &ll '2()! Some '
&ll '2()! Some '*(+2() or ,e '(*(+2() or ,e '(+*()%- +*()%- This is This is an eaman eample ofple of:: a)
a) 3 dou3 doule4le4ararrerellelled 'uesd 'uestiotionn )
) 3 non3 non4e4ehauhaustistive 'uve 'uestestionion c)
c) 3n 3n oveoverlarlapppping ing 'ue'uestistionon d)
d) 3 per3 perfecfectly vtly valialid 'ued 'uestistionon 5)
5) Someone who feSomeone who feels li"e els li"e society is unfaisociety is unfair and has no intr and has no interest in folerest in following its rules lowing its rules wouldwould e said to e:
e said to e: a
a)) 3l3liienenatateded )
) 3 c3 cononfoformrmisistt c)
c) 66araradadigigm Shm Shififtetedd d)
7)
7) 8n the last d8n the last decade, 6recade, 6residential candidesidential candidate 9onald Tate 9onald Trump recorded rump recorded several speeches toseveral speeches to encourage people to sign up for a multi4level mar"
encourage people to sign up for a multi4level mar"eting company called 3;eting company called 3;. . 3; was3; was investigated in $<15 and turned out to e a
investigated in $<15 and turned out to e a predatory usiness which made most of itspredatory usiness which made most of its money on the =/>> sign4up
money on the =/>> sign4up fee they charged desperate poor people to ?oin, afterfee they charged desperate poor people to ?oin, after promising them they c
promising them they could earn up to =-<<ould earn up to =-<<< a month with the pr< a month with the program. ogram. This storyThis story would support which theory of ine'uality@
would support which theory of ine'uality@ a
a)) oonnAAiicctt )
) BBuncunctitiononalalisistt c)
c) SymSymololic ic 8nt8nteraeractictionionistst d)
d) 0pw0pwarards ds omomparparisoisonn C)
C) 8n Danuary $<17, 8n Danuary $<17, 5E of *5E of *epulicans supported epulicans supported 9onald T9onald Trump for 6rrump for 6resident, more esident, more thanthan any other candidate.
any other candidate. !hen the 3; scandal w!hen the 3; scandal was rought up, his suppoas rought up, his supporters claimedrters claimed that T
that Trump did not "now aout the rump did not "now aout the company, even though he had company, even though he had given them thegiven them the rights to
rights to use his use his image. image. This shows:This shows: a)
a) ogognitnitive ive 9is9issonsonancancee )
) oonAnAicict t ThTheoeoryry c
c)) oonfnfoorrmimityty d)
d) 9e9epependndencency They Theororyy -)
-) 9espite the 9espite the internet rinternet revolution, many evolution, many companies prcompanies prefer ?o efer ?o see"ers see"ers ll out all out applicationspplications on paper
on paper. . This is This is a ra real4lieal4life eample fe eample of:of: a)
a) uultlturural al FaFagg )
) 66araradadigigm Shm Shififtt c
c)) 66rrooimimitityy d)
d) TTechnoechnologiclogical 9al 9etermeterminisminism >)
>) 3t t3t the he egieginninning ong of the f the $<$<thth century, few women wer century, few women were in the wor"force in the wor"force. e. y the end ofy the end of
it, most women had careers.
it, most women had careers. This re'uired socThis re'uired society to adapt, for eample y intriety to adapt, for eample y introducingoducing day cares when pr
day cares when previously women had ta"eviously women had ta"en care of children care of children in the home. en in the home. However,However, as a result of this, average family incomes
as a result of this, average family incomes increased and the middle class epanded.increased and the middle class epanded. This eample is e
This eample is eplained est yplained est y:: a)
a) hahallellenge nge and and **espesponsonsee )
) ononAicAict Tht Theoreory of y of chachangenge c)
c) yyclclicical al ThTheoeoryry d)
d) GvoGvolutlutionionary ary TheTheoryory 1<)
1<) ne ene epplanalanatiotion for hon for how thiw this phes phenomnomenoenon (see ln (see last 'ast 'uesuestiotion) imn) imprproveoved livd livinging standards in anada is that there were more people wor"ing for each person who was standards in anada is that there were more people wor"ing for each person who was eing ta"en care
eing ta"en care of. of. 8n e#ect, this shows the power of8n e#ect, this shows the power of:: a)
a) ThThe 9epe 9epenendedencncy Foy Foadad )
) The 9The 9i#ei#ererence 6nce 6rincrincipiplele c)
c) **eaeadidinesness fos for har hangngee d)
d) SoSocicialali2i2atatioionn 11)
11) 9es9espitpite %re %r. Har. Harperper&s hop&s hopes thaes that his dat his daughughter wter woulould en?d en?oy ploy playiaying wing with Feth Fegos ogos orr oard games, she has instead ecome osessed wit
oard games, she has instead ecome osessed with 9isney&s Bh 9isney&s Bairies. airies. %r%r. Harper isn&t. Harper isn&t sure whether to lame ;etAi or the
clearly something is having a
clearly something is having an inAuence over hern inAuence over her. . This could e considerThis could e considered aned an eample of:
eample of: a)
a) ooununtetercrcululturturee )
) 8nd8ndivivididuaualilismsm c)
c) %a%ateteririal al uultltururee d)
d) SoSocicialali2i2atatioionn 1$)
1$) %r%r. and %. and %rs. Drs. Doneones havs have a che a childild, ut a, ut althlthougough theh they havy have ee een tren tryinying fog for a secr a secondond child for si years, nothing has
child for si years, nothing has happened and the doctor now says they happened and the doctor now says they should give upshould give up hope.
hope. %rs. Dones %rs. Dones would would count as:count as: a)
a) BBecuecund nd and and ferfertiltilee )
) BBecuecund nd ut nout not ft fertertileile c)
c) BBertertile ile ut ut not not fecfecundund d)
d) ;ei;eithether fecr fecund nund nor feor fertirtilele 1)
1) Dohn Dohn has has a haa hait it of uof usinsing hig his phs phone one insinsteatead od of dof doing ing worwor" in " in his his HSHS/0 c/0 claslass. s. TheThe last time he was in cla
last time he was in class, his teacher glared ss, his teacher glared at him. at him. ;ow it&s time for e;ow it&s time for eams, and Dohnams, and Dohn isn&t sure he wants to other
isn&t sure he wants to other studying – after all, he&s not a studying – after all, he&s not a good student, so whygood student, so why other trying@
other trying@ This is aThis is an eample n eample of:of: a)
a) ululturatural Tl Transransmismissiosionn )
) BBorormamal Sancl Sanctitiononss c)
c) FaFaeellllining g ThTheoeoryry d)
d) FooFoo"in"ing4lg4lass ass TheTheoryory 1/)
1/) HamHamisa isa rerecencently tly immimmigrigrateated to d to ananada ada frfrom Som Syriyria. a. She iShe is thrs thrillilled ted to e o e herhere ande and eager to go to university, vo
eager to go to university, vote in an election, and gte in an election, and get a oyfriend. et a oyfriend. However, she ndsHowever, she nds herself pu22led y many things ordinary anadians don&t – such
herself pu22led y many things ordinary anadians don&t – such as what to do with aas what to do with a TT
TT transfer, how to ro transfer, how to roll up the rim on a Tll up the rim on a Tim Horton&s co#ee cup, or wim Horton&s co#ee cup, or where to put thehere to put the cup after drin"ing
cup after drin"ing it (recycling oit (recycling or garage@). r garage@). 8n other words, Hamisa:8n other words, Hamisa: a)
a) SharShares oth the matees oth the material and norial and non4maten4material culrial culture of ature of anadianadiansns )
) SharShares neither the noes neither the non4maten4material or matrial or material culerial culture of ature of anadianadiansns c)
c) SharShares the materies the material cultual culture ut not non4re ut not non4matermaterial cultial culture of anaure of anadiansdians d)
d) SharShares the non4matees the non4material cultrial culture ut not materiure ut not material cultural culture of anadiae of anadiansns 15)
15) Fuc"iFuc"ily foly for Hamr Hamisa, isa, she is she is ale ale to lto learn earn a lot a lot of tof the thihe things shngs she is e is missinmissing on g on IIoutueoutue.. This is an eample o
This is an eample of:f: a)
a) ooununtetercrcululturturee )
) ululturatural Tl Tranmranmississionion c)
c) TTransransculculturaturatiotionn d)
d) 3ll 3ll of tof the ahe aovove are are true truee
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17) HamHamisa iisa is curs currerentlntly livy living iing in a renn a rental atal aparpartmetment thant that she sht she sharares wies with twth two otho otherer roommates.
roommates. She also eats ramen noodShe also eats ramen noodles three times a wee" iles three times a wee" in order to save money,n order to save money, since she only has a welfare che'ue to get y
since she only has a welfare che'ue to get y. . She is happy and healthy, ut enviousShe is happy and healthy, ut envious of the people she sees
of the people she sees who always seem to e ale to uy who always seem to e ale to uy a co#ee at Staruc"s or goa co#ee at Staruc"s or go drin"ing on B
drin"ing on Briday nights. riday nights. 8n anada, Hamisa would 8n anada, Hamisa would e considered:e considered: a)
)
) 3sol3solutely utely ut not rut not relatielatively ively impovmpoverishederished c)
c) ;eith;either reler relativeatively nor ly nor asoasolutely lutely impovimpoverisheerishedd d)
d) *el*elativatively ut ely ut not asnot asoluteolutely imply impoverisoverishedhed 1C)
1C) %ars%arsha sha sympympathathi2i2es wes with tith the che ccupcupy !y !all all StrStreet eet movmovemeement. nt. She She is dis deepeeply uly upsepsett that Gs and an"ers earn millions of dollars while ordinary anadians su#er under that Gs and an"ers earn millions of dollars while ordinary anadians su#er under heavy det
heavy det load. load. %arsha is %arsha is proaly:proaly: a)
a) 3 co3 conAnAicict tht theoeoriristst )
) 3 f3 funcunctitiononalalisistt c)
c) 3 ra3 ratitiononalalisistt d)
d) 3 sym3 symoliolic intc interaeractictionionistst
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1-) JlaJladimdimir 6ir 6utiutin (Jn (Jladladdy tdy to hio his frs frieniends) ds) is sais sad. d. The The othother wer worlorld led leadaders hers haveaven&t n&t eeneen returning his calls or inviting him to any
returning his calls or inviting him to any of their parties ever since he of their parties ever since he surreptitiouslysurreptitiously sent *ussian tro
sent *ussian troops to invade 0"raine. ops to invade 0"raine. 8n fact, the other world lea8n fact, the other world leaders have called himders have called him a ully, a dicta
a ully, a dictator, and even compared tor, and even compared him to Hitler – whichim to Hitler – which is ?ust hurtful. h is ?ust hurtful. 8t ma"es8t ma"es Jladdy mad.
Jladdy mad. So mad that he wants to So mad that he wants to go and teach them a lesson, go and teach them a lesson, y maye invadingy maye invading their countries and torturing them.
their countries and torturing them. This would e a wThis would e a weird eampeird eample of:le of: a)
a) oonAnAicict t ThTheoeoryry )
) FaFaeellllining Thg Theoeoryry c)
c) FoFoo"o"ining4g4lalass Thss Theoeoryry d)
d) !!orlorld4Sd4Systystems ems TheTheoryory 1>)
1>) %r%r. Ha. Harper rper is a is a man man of iof inAuencnAuence ane and aud authoritthority at y at Fa"Fa"eshoreshore oe ollegllegiate iate (why (why are are youyou laughing@
laughing@ Stop that)Stop that). . *ecently, *ecently, he has he has ecome concerecome concerned that tned that too many studoo many students areents are using cell
using cell phones in phones in class. class. He has dHe has decided to ecided to ma"e ma"e a presentaa presentation to thtion to the othere other teachers, telling them that cell phones cause
teachers, telling them that cell phones cause cancer and so should e anned from thecancer and so should e anned from the school.
school. %r%r. . Harper could Harper could e e consideredconsidered:: a)
a) 3 3 harharismismatiatic Fc Feadeaderer )
) 3 %3 %oraoral Gl Gntrntreprepreneeneurur c)
c) 3 63 6ririmamary ry 9e9evivianantt d)
d) 3 Sec3 Seconondadary 9ery 9evivianantt $<)
$<) IIesteresterday, day, DennifDennifer er was was pic"pic"ing ing her her nose nose in in clasclass. s. ;ow ;ow her her frienfriends ds have have stoppstoppeded tal"ing to
tal"ing to her. her. This shows:This shows: a)
a) GtGterernanal Sancl Sanctitiononss )
) 8nt8nterernanal l SaSancnctitiononss c)
c) FaFaeellllining g ThTheoeoryry d)
d) SeSecocondndarary y 9e9evivianancece $1)
$1) TTom wom was a as a docdoctor itor in 0"rn 0"raiaine ne efoefore ire it wat was ins invadvaded ed y *y *ussussia. ia. He anHe and hid his fas familmilyy immigrated to anada, only to discover that his credentials no longer applied here. immigrated to anada, only to discover that his credentials no longer applied here. *eluctantly, T
*eluctantly, Tom got a om got a ?o as a ?o as a tai driver. tai driver. This shows:This shows: a)
a) 3 c3 clolosesed sd sysystetemm )
) 8nt8ntergergeneeneratrationional moial moilitlityy c)
c) HoHoriri2o2ontntal moal moiililityty d)
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$$) KatKatie hie has a as a dridrin"in"ing png prorolelem. m. Her Her conconcercerned ned frifriendends havs have ie intrntroduoduced ced her her toto 3lcoholics 3nonymous, an organi2ation devoted to helping
3lcoholics 3nonymous, an organi2ation devoted to helping people rea" their addictionpeople rea" their addiction to alcohol.
to alcohol. 33 would 33 would 'ualify 'ualify as a(n):as a(n): a)
a) 3lt3lternernatiative Socve Social %oial %ovemvementent )
) *e*edemdemptiptive Socve Social %oial %ovemvementent c)
c) *e*eforformatmative Soive Sociacial %ovl %ovemeementnt d)
d) *ev*evolutiolutionary onary SociSocial al %ovem%ovementent $
$)) HaHaviving ng eeen ren raiaisesed od on a sn a steteadady dy dieiet ot off the ardashiansthe ardashians, %atthew rmly elieves in, %atthew rmly elieves in ecoming rich and fam
ecoming rich and famous. ous. The only prolThe only prolem is, he doesn&t really em is, he doesn&t really want to wor" at it.want to wor" at it. 8nstead, his plan is to r
8nstead, his plan is to ro a an". o a an". %atthew shows the signs of %atthew shows the signs of eing a(n):eing a(n): a)
a) oonfnforormimistst
)) 8n8nnonovavatotorr c
c)) **etetrreaeateterr d
d)) *i*itutualaliistst $/)
$/) %ar%ary is a sty is a stoneoner who lr who loveoves nots nothinhing morg more thae than to lin to light ught up a ?op a ?oint aint and plnd play viay videodeo games.
games. *ecently, how*ecently, however, her mother discovered ever, her mother discovered her stash and is now threatening her stash and is now threatening toto call the police
call the police on heron her. . %ary&s hait would e c%ary&s hait would e considered:onsidered: a)
a) 3 3 ononAiAict ct rrimimee )
) 3 o3 onsensensnsus us ririmeme c)
c) SoSocicial al 9e9evivianancece d)
d) SoSocicial 9al 9iviversersioionn $5)
$5) Dohn (Dohn (whitewhite) and ) and his his est fest friend riend TTyronyrone (e (lac") lac") decidecide to de to spray spray paint paint the sithe side of de of thethe school one
school one night. night. Sadly, they Sadly, they get caught. get caught. The principal The principal calls Dohn&s calls Dohn&s parents to parents to let themlet them "now how disappointed he is in their s
"now how disappointed he is in their son, and how he hopes Dohn on, and how he hopes Dohn will stop hanging outwill stop hanging out with ad inAuences li"e T
with ad inAuences li"e Tyrone in the future. yrone in the future. This story tells us that Dohn isThis story tells us that Dohn is eperiencing LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL deviancy while Tyrone is eperiencing
eperiencing LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL deviancy while Tyrone is eperiencing LLLLLLLLLLLL
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a) 6r6rimimarary M 6y M 6ririmamaryry )
) 6r6rimimarary M Secy M Seconondadaryry c)
c) SeSecocondndarary M 6y M 6ririmamaryry d)
Remember the Alamo Theories! Remember the Alamo Theories!
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ght. 8 couldn&t sleep 8 couldn&t sleep ecause of it ecause of it – and TH3– and TH3T&s why 8 faT&s why 8 failed my HS/iled my HS/0 eam. 0 eam. FifeFife suc"s.O
suc"s.O
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LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N8 was ghting witLL N8 was ghting with my mother, too – she always wh my mother, too – she always wants me toants me to call her if
call her if 8&m out af8&m out after > pm. ter > pm. an you elieve an you elieve it@ it@ 8 can&t eli8 can&t elieve she&s treatieve she&s treating me li"ng me li"e ae a child when 8&m already siteenPO
child when 8&m already siteenPO
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N%r. Harper always ma"es those aw"ward ?o"es on practice LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N%r. Harper always ma"es those aw"ward ?o"es on practice tests.
tests. 8 guess he thin"s he&s 8 guess he thin"s he&s funny or something, funny or something, ut he&s really ut he&s really ?ust lame.O?ust lame.O LLLLLLLLLLLLL
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N8 failed myHSLL N8 failed myHS/0 eam, and now 8 have /0 eam, and now 8 have to come ac" toto come ac" to Fa"eshore for another year.
Fa"eshore for another year. !ow, !ow, 8 really need 8 really need to turn my to turn my life around.Olife around.O LLLLLLLLLLLLL
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N*LL N*eally@ eally@ 8 passed with a >>E. 8 passed with a >>E. 8 guess it&s ecause 8 gr8 guess it&s ecause 8 grew upew up learning the value of education.O
learning the value of education.O LLLLLLLLLLLLL
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wor"er and not stand up to the %an. IIou have to thin" outside the o, man.Oou have to thin" outside the o, man.O LLLLLLLLLLLLL
LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL N6LL N6ersonally, 8&d ?ust drersonally, 8&d ?ust drop out if it wasn&t op out if it wasn&t for all this pressurfor all this pressure toe to go to university
go to university. . 8 meanQ8 saw how everyody treated my older ro8 meanQ8 saw how everyody treated my older rother when HG wantedther when HG wanted to drop
