Question 1

The earliest human-made wooden shelters have been dated about:

Accepted Answer

A)  6 million years ago. 
B)  20,000 years ago. 
C)  400,000 years ago. 
D)  35,000 years ago. 
A)  6 million years ago. 
B)  20,000 years ago. 
C)  400,000 years ago. 
D)  35,000 years ago.

Question 2

Potential technological developments in the future:

Accepted Answer

A)  are limited only by the imagination. 
B)  will not prove unnecessary. 
C)  will not occur because we will all know all we need to. 
D)  will not occur because we will all fear to learn more. 
A)  are limited only by the imagination. 
B)  will not prove unnecessary. 
C)  will not occur because we will all know all we need to. 
D)  will not occur because we will all fear to learn more.

Question 3

In 1876 Thomas Edison invented the:

Accepted Answer

A)  elevator. 
B)  first camera. 
C)  first motorcar. 
D)  incandescent light bulb. 
A)  elevator. 
B)  first camera. 
C)  first motorcar. 
D)  incandescent light bulb.

Question 4

Technological discoveries and breakthroughs also have social and cultural consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A greatly improved steam engine was devised by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  James Watt. 
C)  Max Weber. 
D)  Herbert Spencer. 
A)  Emile Durkheim. 
B)  James Watt. 
C)  Max Weber. 
D)  Herbert Spencer.

Question 6

John Gorrie was a doctor who invented the:

Accepted Answer

A)  air conditioner. 
B)  elevator. 
C)  motor car. 
D)  television. 
A)  air conditioner. 
B)  elevator. 
C)  motor car. 
D)  television.

Question 7

Ultimately, advances in machine technology tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase cost. 
B)  increase prices. 
C)  reduce how much people can buy. 
D)  minimize new products. 
A)  increase cost. 
B)  increase prices. 
C)  reduce how much people can buy. 
D)  minimize new products.

Question 8

Both the technology and economic activity of a society are entirely determined by the extent to which various natural resources are available.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Technological development has also created all of the problems below EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  disruption of domestic life. 
B)  crowded town and cities. 
C)  health hazards (occupational). 
D)  the overall loss of employment opportunities. 
A)  disruption of domestic life. 
B)  crowded town and cities. 
C)  health hazards (occupational). 
D)  the overall loss of employment opportunities.

Question 10

Developments in industrial technology have diminished the importance of an individual's physical strength.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Technological progress occurs without reference to social conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

China attempted to kept Western technologies out until the conscious adaptation in the early 1900s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Internet is speeding the process of the disintegration of world economies through regionalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Futurists can help us reflect and think about:

Accepted Answer

A)  what our futures will be with 100% certainty. 
B)  the implications of possible future changes. 
C)  the lack of importance of all past history. 
D)  how the present is unimportant. 
A)  what our futures will be with 100% certainty. 
B)  the implications of possible future changes. 
C)  the lack of importance of all past history. 
D)  how the present is unimportant.

Question 15

The Napoleonic Wars helped the process of American industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

England was one of the last countries in Europe to industrialize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Modern civilization as we know it could not have developed without:

Accepted Answer

A)  its disinterest in science. 
B)  complacent attitudes. 
C)  its technological base. 
D)  lack of interest in economic development. 
A)  its disinterest in science. 
B)  complacent attitudes. 
C)  its technological base. 
D)  lack of interest in economic development.

Question 18

Technology is the universe of tools, means, and methods through which we interact with our environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Today modern machine technology has created great numbers of jobs that require:

Accepted Answer

A)  unskilled labor. 
B)  no specialized training. 
C)  routine manual labor. 
D)  specialized skills or knowledge 
A)  unskilled labor. 
B)  no specialized training. 
C)  routine manual labor. 
D)  specialized skills or knowledge

Question 20

How is modern technology related to the need for skilled and unskilled workers? Do machines cause a decline in total employment?

Accepted Answer

Modern technology is highly related to t

Exam 6: Technology and Society

The earliest human-made wooden shelters have been dated about:

Potential technological developments in the future:

In 1876 Thomas Edison invented the:

Technological discoveries and breakthroughs also have social and cultural consequences.

A greatly improved steam engine was devised by:

John Gorrie was a doctor who invented the:

Ultimately, advances in machine technology tend to:

Both the technology and economic activity of a society are entirely determined by the extent to which various natural resources are available.

Technological development has also created all of the problems below EXCEPT:

Developments in industrial technology have diminished the importance of an individual's physical strength.

Technological progress occurs without reference to social conditions.

China attempted to kept Western technologies out until the conscious adaptation in the early 1900s.

The Internet is speeding the process of the disintegration of world economies through regionalization.

Futurists can help us reflect and think about:

The Napoleonic Wars helped the process of American industrialization.

England was one of the last countries in Europe to industrialize.

Modern civilization as we know it could not have developed without:

Technology is the universe of tools, means, and methods through which we interact with our environment.

Today modern machine technology has created great numbers of jobs that require:

How is modern technology related to the need for skilled and unskilled workers? Do machines cause a decline in total employment?

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