Question 1

Musket manufacture was important in the development of the idea of interchangeability of parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Technology can be both a solution and cause of social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

John Gorrie was a doctor trying to help patients with malaria when he invented the first air conditioner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Through the Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, China:

Accepted Answer

A)  became a manufacturing powerhouse. 
B)  fell into ruin. 
C)  attempted to purge Western technologies from its culture. 
D)  became a technology leader. 
A)  became a manufacturing powerhouse. 
B)  fell into ruin. 
C)  attempted to purge Western technologies from its culture. 
D)  became a technology leader.

Question 5

A growing domestic market, plentiful raw materials, and scarcity of labor all favored American (U.S.):

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to turn to machine technology. 
B)  lack of opportunities in mass production. 
C)  industrialization. 
D)  satisfaction with dependency on European industry. 
A)  inability to turn to machine technology. 
B)  lack of opportunities in mass production. 
C)  industrialization. 
D)  satisfaction with dependency on European industry.

Question 6

Technology also affects traditional societies in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A)  making people worse off materially. 
B)  introducing large income inequalities. 
C)  increasing Westernization of culture. 
D)  new job creation. 
A)  making people worse off materially. 
B)  introducing large income inequalities. 
C)  increasing Westernization of culture. 
D)  new job creation.

Question 7

Why should we be concerned about the technology of the future? What social factors influence technological development?

Accepted Answer

We should be concerned about the develop

Question 8

The Industrial Revolution involved the replacement of power-driven machines by hand tools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The gradual warming of the earth's temperature due to the burning of fossil fuels is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ice age. 
B)  glaciation. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  global warming. 
A)  the ice age. 
B)  glaciation. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  global warming.

Question 10

Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1876. 
B)  1896. 
C)  1885. 
D)  1854. 
A)  1876. 
B)  1896. 
C)  1885. 
D)  1854.

Question 11

The development of robots has increased the number of routine jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Are there sufficient resources for society to continue to grow? What three factors determine economic activities?

Accepted Answer

While some ecologists argue that we are

Question 13

Precision machine production made mass production obsolete and too costly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The process of canning foods was initially motivated by a desire for increased military success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What were the social and economic effects of standardization, interchangeability and mass production?

Accepted Answer

Standardization, interchangeability, and

Musket manufacture was important in the development of the idea of interchangeability of parts.

Technology can be both a solution and cause of social problems.

John Gorrie was a doctor trying to help patients with malaria when he invented the first air conditioner.

Through the Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, China:

A growing domestic market, plentiful raw materials, and scarcity of labor all favored American (U.S.):

Technology also affects traditional societies in all of the following ways except:

Why should we be concerned about the technology of the future? What social factors influence technological development?

The Industrial Revolution involved the replacement of power-driven machines by hand tools.

The gradual warming of the earth's temperature due to the burning of fossil fuels is called:

Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in:

The development of robots has increased the number of routine jobs.

Are there sufficient resources for society to continue to grow? What three factors determine economic activities?

Precision machine production made mass production obsolete and too costly.

The process of canning foods was initially motivated by a desire for increased military success.

What were the social and economic effects of standardization, interchangeability and mass production?

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Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

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The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

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Exam 6: Technology and Society

Musket manufacture was important in the development of the idea of interchangeability of parts.

Technology can be both a solution and cause of social problems.

John Gorrie was a doctor trying to help patients with malaria when he invented the first air conditioner.

Through the Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, China:

A growing domestic market, plentiful raw materials, and scarcity of labor all favored American (U.S.):

Technology also affects traditional societies in all of the following ways except:

Why should we be concerned about the technology of the future? What social factors influence technological development?

The Industrial Revolution involved the replacement of power-driven machines by hand tools.

The gradual warming of the earth's temperature due to the burning of fossil fuels is called:

Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio in:

The development of robots has increased the number of routine jobs.

Are there sufficient resources for society to continue to grow? What three factors determine economic activities?

Precision machine production made mass production obsolete and too costly.

The process of canning foods was initially motivated by a desire for increased military success.

What were the social and economic effects of standardization, interchangeability and mass production?

Social Science and Its Method

Human Origins

Origins of Western Society

Society, Culture, and Cultural Change

Geography, Demography, Ecology, and Society

Psychology, Society, and Culture

The Family

Religion

Education

Social and Economic Stratification

Stratification, Minorities, and Discrimination

The Functions and Forms of Government

Governments of the World

Democratic Government in the United States

The Organization of Economic Activities

The Economy, Government, and Economic Challenges Facing the United States

International Political Relations

International Economic Relations

The Political Economies of Developing Countries

International Institutions and the Search for Peace

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