Question 1

Futurists can help us reflect and think about:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Standardization, interchangeability, and mass production greatly impacted the social and economic fabric of society. For starters, with standardization and mass production, companies were able to produce greater amounts and do so at lower costs, which led to greater profits. Workers were held in less regard and paid less since their contribution to the overall process of production was simplified. Meanwhile, the impacts of geography shrank as transportation became more affordable and widespread. Farming became more productive with technology, and now we are seeing a change in the social effects related to home offices and global workplaces.

Question 3

How many raw materials are needed to satisfy our needs is dependent upon technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Technological discoveries and breakthroughs also have social and cultural consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Technological change:

Accepted Answer

A)  has slowed drastically. 
B)  only affects a small part of our lives. 
C)  will continue affecting our lives greatly. 
D)  is not an issue that social scientists concern themselves with. 
A)  has slowed drastically. 
B)  only affects a small part of our lives. 
C)  will continue affecting our lives greatly. 
D)  is not an issue that social scientists concern themselves with.

Question 11

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)  climate change. 
A)  the ice age. 
B)  glaciation. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  climate change.

Question 12

Technological development has also created all of the problems listed except:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which factor does not contribute to income inequality as a result of technological change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual property laws. 
B)  Healthy competition among those who have access to new technologies. 
C)  First mover advantage. 
D)  Consolidation of control over new technology. 
A)  Intellectual property laws. 
B)  Healthy competition among those who have access to new technologies. 
C)  First mover advantage. 
D)  Consolidation of control over new technology.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Resources become scarce:

Accepted Answer

A)  more and more as they are depleted. 
B)  only once they have been used up. 
C)  only when government policies limit use. 
D)  depending on their demand created by technology. 
A)  more and more as they are depleted. 
B)  only once they have been used up. 
C)  only when government policies limit use. 
D)  depending on their demand created by technology.

Question 16

Interchangeability and mass production in an assembly line:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the price of a car in the 1920s. 
B)  in general increased the status and pay of skilled workers. 
C)  increased the cost of arms and ended all wars. 
D)  decreased the price of a car in the 1920s. 
A)  increased the price of a car in the 1920s. 
B)  in general increased the status and pay of skilled workers. 
C)  increased the cost of arms and ended all wars. 
D)  decreased the price of a car in the 1920s.

Question 17

The manufacturing activity transferred from the U.S. to countries like India and China proved only to benefit these countries' economies and societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Geologists have been calling for a new "age"-the age of man-called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Industrial Age. 
B)  the Anthropocene Age. 
C)  the Millennial Age. 
D)  the Future Age. 
A)  the Industrial Age. 
B)  the Anthropocene Age. 
C)  the Millennial Age. 
D)  the Future Age.

Question 19

It pays to use a machine in place of human labor:

Accepted Answer

A)  only when physical strength is involved. 
B)  depending upon the income of the human worker. 
C)  whenever the machine can perform the job in question. 
D)  only in companies with more than 50 employees. 
A)  only when physical strength is involved. 
B)  depending upon the income of the human worker. 
C)  whenever the machine can perform the job in question. 
D)  only in companies with more than 50 employees.

Question 20

Capitalist technologies have inevitably led to capitalist countries developing:

Accepted Answer

A)  class equality. 
B)  a class system. 
C)  less class distinctions. 
D)  more blue-collar job opportunities. 
A)  class equality. 
B)  a class system. 
C)  less class distinctions. 
D)  more blue-collar job opportunities.

Exam 6: Technology and Society

Futurists can help us reflect and think about:

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

How many raw materials are needed to satisfy our needs is dependent upon technology.

Technological discoveries and breakthroughs also have social and cultural consequences.

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

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

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

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

Potential technological developments in the future:

Technological change:

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

Technological development has also created all of the problems listed except:

Which factor does not contribute to income inequality as a result of technological change?

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

Resources become scarce:

Interchangeability and mass production in an assembly line:

The manufacturing activity transferred from the U.S. to countries like India and China proved only to benefit these countries' economies and societies.

Geologists have been calling for a new "age"-the age of man-called:

It pays to use a machine in place of human labor:

Capitalist technologies have inevitably led to capitalist countries developing:

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