This exam will test your knowledge of the classical social theory texts we have

This exam will test your knowledge of the classical social theory texts we have read in the first half of the semester by posing a set of short-answer questions and then a set of more complex questions that require an essay-length response. To avoid technical difficulties, we suggest that you write your midterm on a separate word document and then paste your responses on this form.
In the short answer section, you will choose 4 questions out of 8 to answer, at a length of no more than 300 words per answer. Each answer will be scored out of 10 points, for a total of 40 possible points in the section.
In the essay section, you will choose 2 out of 4 prompts to answer, at a length of no more than 1,000 words per answer. Each essay will be scored out of 30 points, for a total of 60 possible points for this section.
You will need to be concise in order to answer the questions fully in the allotted space, so you may find it a good strategy to write your answers in a Word file and then revise them down to the word limit and copy/paste them in to this form.
You will receive a copy of your completed exam when you submit it.
Short questions
1 | What are the two forms of solidarity, according to Durkheim? How do they relate to the division of labor, and to the organization of society?
2 | For Adam Smith, what is the source of national wealth? How does it arise? What are its consequences?
3 | In your own words, what are the four premises of history according to Marx and Engels, and how do they relate to the materialist conception of history?
4 | What does Marx mean by “congealed labor,” and how does it compare with Adam Smith’s theory of commodities such as pins or woolen coats?
essay
In Smith, Marx & Engels, and Durkheim, we have encountered three different theories of history, of which Marx & Engels’ is the most elaborate. How do each of these theoretical approaches understand the course of history: what drives it forward, what can go wrong (e.g. alienation and anomie) and where is it headed?
4 | Show and describe for us theory in the world. Select an image: a piece of art, a screen-grab from TV/Film/Social Media, a photograph from a news report, a picture you take of a scene in the world around you, or even text like lyrics from a song, a poem, or excerpt from a novel (we’ll call your image “the cultural object”). Upload it in the space below. Then write an essay interpreting/explaining your cultural object through the ideas of two of the theorists we’ve read so far this semester. To anchor your interpretation/explanation in the text, use at least three points of contact per theorist. A point of contact is either a direct quote or a paraphrase linked to a page number in the text.