Comte believed that society developed in______________?

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1. “Positive Philosophy the work of August Comte was published in______________?

   A. 1938
   B. 1838
   C. 1883
   D. All of above

2. The first stage, according to Comte was_______________?

   A. Theological
   B. Metaphysical
   C. Scientific stage
   D. None of these

3. The first stage according to Comte is that of_______________?

   A. Guided by supernatural wisdom
   B. Stage of disbelief
   C. Stage of scientific progress
   D. None of these

4. Comte,s term positivism refers to________________?

   A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
   B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
   C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
   D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

5. In positive philosophy Comte noted that_____________?

   A. Sociology should be based on speculation
   B. On systematic observation and classification
   C. On authority
   D. None of these

6. Comte argued that knowledge passed through which three stages ?

   A. theological metaphysical positive
   B. ignorance understanding truth
   C. philosophical biological sociological
   D. functionalist marxist interactionist

7. The writings of Auguste Comte and Emile Durkheim are examples of___________?

   A. cyclical theory
   B. unilinear theory
   C. multilinear theory
   D. conflict theory

8. Comte,s term positivism refers to_____________?

   A. a theory that emphasizes the positive aspects of society
   B. the precise scientific study of observable phenomena
   C. a theory that posits difficult s and sets out to answer them
   D. an unscientific set of laws about social progress

9. Which branch of science according to comte would ultimately include all other sciences_____________?

   A. Biology
   B. History
   C. Sociology
   D. Economics

10. What did Auguste Comte mean by positivism in sociology ?

    A. sociological research must contribute to a governments social policy
    B. sociology should be optimistic about human achievements
    C. sociology should make use of statistical evidence
    D. sociology should adopt the same methods as the natural sciences