Question 1

According to economists, the primary reasons for rising gas prices was the increased demand by China and the war in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

Technology has played a dominant role in shaping our modern world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is meant by "outsourced"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terminating one's employment 
B)  Foreign businesses coming into the U.S. to employ American workers 
C)  Replacing U.S. high-wage workers with low-wage foreign workers 
D)  Looking outside of your company for sources of parts 
A)  Terminating one's employment 
B)  Foreign businesses coming into the U.S. to employ American workers 
C)  Replacing U.S. high-wage workers with low-wage foreign workers 
D)  Looking outside of your company for sources of parts

Question 5

How does technology influence social change? Why and how are class systems related to technology?

Accepted Answer

Technology significantly influences soci

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Thanks to a U.N. climate summit in 2009, much of the world operates under a global treaty to attempt to slow down global warming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Potential technological developments in the future are limited only by the imagination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Modern machine technology has eliminated great numbers of jobs that require specialized skill or knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The QWERTY keyboard:

Accepted Answer

A)  serves an important purpose for society today. 
B)  served an important purpose in the past and is still necessary today. 
C)  served an important purpose in the past and is unnecessary today. 
D)  Was invented accidentally. 
A)  serves an important purpose for society today. 
B)  served an important purpose in the past and is still necessary today. 
C)  served an important purpose in the past and is unnecessary today. 
D)  Was invented accidentally.

Question 11

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 12

The supply of natural resources depends on:

Accepted Answer

A)  only geographical factors. 
B)  economic planning more than technology. 
C)  social availability more than technology. 
D)  the type of technology we have. 
A)  only geographical factors. 
B)  economic planning more than technology. 
C)  social availability more than technology. 
D)  the type of technology we have.

Question 13

Goods can become scarce:

Accepted Answer

A)  in only one way. 
B)  only by being used up. 
C)  only by a lack of natural resources. 
D)  by government policies limiting use. 
A)  in only one way. 
B)  only by being used up. 
C)  only by a lack of natural resources. 
D)  by government policies limiting use.

Question 14

The production of uniform, substitutable parts is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation. 
B)  diffusion. 
C)  standardization. 
D)  homemade uniqueness. 
A)  acculturation. 
B)  diffusion. 
C)  standardization. 
D)  homemade uniqueness.

Question 15

Most scientists are now convinced that global warming is not taking place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Technological progress is often speeded up by organized pressure groups that have an interest in a particular technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

John Hall developed a method of precision machine production which made:

Accepted Answer

A)  musket manufacture more difficult. 
B)  interchangeable parts possible. 
C)  each part different and unique. 
D)  fewer products available. 
A)  musket manufacture more difficult. 
B)  interchangeable parts possible. 
C)  each part different and unique. 
D)  fewer products available.

Question 18

The first six letters on the top of a keyboard spell QWERTY.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Industrial Revolution began in England about the year:

Accepted Answer

A)  1760. 
B)  1865. 
C)  1453. 
D)  1066. 
A)  1760. 
B)  1865. 
C)  1453. 
D)  1066.

Question 20

Advances in machine technology progressively decrease total job opportunities and total employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Technology and Society

According to economists, the primary reasons for rising gas prices was the increased demand by China and the war in Iraq.

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

Technology has played a dominant role in shaping our modern world.

What is meant by "outsourced"?

How does technology influence social change? Why and how are class systems related to technology?

Capitalist technologies have inevitably led to capitalist countries developing:

Thanks to a U.N. climate summit in 2009, much of the world operates under a global treaty to attempt to slow down global warming.

Potential technological developments in the future are limited only by the imagination.

Modern machine technology has eliminated great numbers of jobs that require specialized skill or knowledge.

The QWERTY keyboard:

Interchangeability and mass production in an assembly line:

The supply of natural resources depends on:

Goods can become scarce:

The production of uniform, substitutable parts is called:

Most scientists are now convinced that global warming is not taking place.

Technological progress is often speeded up by organized pressure groups that have an interest in a particular technology.

John Hall developed a method of precision machine production which made:

The first six letters on the top of a keyboard spell QWERTY.

The Industrial Revolution began in England about the year:

Advances in machine technology progressively decrease total job opportunities and total employment.

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