Question 1

After how many minutes of watching video monitors does the attention of most people fall below acceptable levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  40 B

Question 2

What does Max Boot refer to as the "American Hiroshima"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attack on Pearl Harbor 
B)  9/11 attacks 
C)  1982 Beirut Marine barracks bombing 
D)  Attack on the USS Cole 
A)  Attack on Pearl Harbor 
B)  9/11 attacks 
C)  1982 Beirut Marine barracks bombing 
D)  Attack on the USS Cole B

Question 3

How much does the Teal Group estimate the aerial drone industry will be worth per year over the next decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  $100 billion 
B)  $11.3 billion 
C)  $111.3 billion 
D)  $100 million 
A)  $100 billion 
B)  $11.3 billion 
C)  $111.3 billion 
D)  $100 million B

Question 4

Who wrote 1984?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Orwell 
B)  George Formby 
C)  Michael Crichton 
D)  John le Carré 
A)  George Orwell 
B)  George Formby 
C)  Michael Crichton 
D)  John le Carré

Question 5

What is a bull market followed by?

Accepted Answer

A)  A bear market 
B)  A stork market 
C)  A boom 
D)  A recession 
A)  A bear market 
B)  A stork market 
C)  A boom 
D)  A recession

Question 6

How many aircraft carriers does the United States have?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  13 
C)  24 
D)  9 
A)  12 
B)  13 
C)  24 
D)  9

Question 7

Who increased the freedom of federal agents to conduct surveillance on American individuals and organizations in May 2002?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 
B)  Attorney General John Ashcroft 
C)  Secretary of State Colin Powell 
D)  Vice President Dick Cheney 
A)  Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 
B)  Attorney General John Ashcroft 
C)  Secretary of State Colin Powell 
D)  Vice President Dick Cheney

Question 8

Who or what killed TIPS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress 
B)  Homeland Security 
C)  The Patriot Act 
D)  Media outrage 
A)  Congress 
B)  Homeland Security 
C)  The Patriot Act 
D)  Media outrage

Question 9

Stanley and Steinhardt accuse the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of hindering what type of privacy for Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  At home 
B)  Workplace 
C)  Genetic 
D)  Financial 
A)  At home 
B)  Workplace 
C)  Genetic 
D)  Financial

Question 10

Which government agency has the Carnivore program?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FBI 
B)  The CIA 
C)  The USDA 
D)  HUD 
A)  The FBI 
B)  The CIA 
C)  The USDA 
D)  HUD

Question 11

How many nuclear-powered attack submarines does the United States have?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  24 
C)  54 
D)  62 
A)  12 
B)  24 
C)  54 
D)  62

Question 12

The War Powers Resolution that limits the U.S.president's ability to wage war without approval from Congress was passed in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1969 
B)  1941 
C)  1973 
D)  1945 
A)  1969 
B)  1941 
C)  1973 
D)  1945

Question 13

What is the good to be maximized,according to Taylor,under a plausible version of consequentialism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human autonomy 
B)  Human well-being 
C)  The well-being of all 
D)  Privacy 
A)  Human autonomy 
B)  Human well-being 
C)  The well-being of all 
D)  Privacy

Question 14

Who refers to the increasing prevalence of spy satellites,wiretapping and tracking technology as a "revolution in surveillance technology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Stacey Taylor 
B)  Noel Sharkey 
C)  Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt 
D)  Thomas M. Powers 
A)  James Stacey Taylor 
B)  Noel Sharkey 
C)  Jay Stanley and Barry Steinhardt 
D)  Thomas M. Powers

Question 15

What is a major factor in driving data surveillance forward?

Accepted Answer

A)  The need for security 
B)  The need for control 
C)  The commodification of the military 
D)  The commodification of personal information 
A)  The need for security 
B)  The need for control 
C)  The commodification of the military 
D)  The commodification of personal information

Question 16

What is the name of the GPS constellation China is planning to launch that would be independent of U.S.control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copernicus 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Mao-1 
A)  Copernicus 
B)  Confucius 
C)  Galileo 
D)  Mao-1

Question 17

What French town was virtually destroyed during the Allied advance from Normandy despite its population's sympathy for the Allied Powers and serves as an example of military necessity?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Lô 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  Calais 
D)  Paris 
A)  St. Lô 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  Calais 
D)  Paris

Question 18

Who argues in favor of universal government surveillance?

Accepted Answer

A)  James Stacey Taylor 
B)  Joel Feinberg 
C)  James Rachels 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  James Stacey Taylor 
B)  Joel Feinberg 
C)  James Rachels 
D)  John Stuart Mill

Question 19

To which industrial age does Max Boot date the basic structures of the American Navy and Air Force?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Industrial Age 
B)  Second Industrial Age 
C)  Third Industrial Age 
D)  Fourth Industrial Age 
A)  First Industrial Age 
B)  Second Industrial Age 
C)  Third Industrial Age 
D)  Fourth Industrial Age

Question 20

How much of the U.S.defense budget is spent on bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  25 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  70 percent

After how many minutes of watching video monitors does the attention of most people fall below acceptable levels?

What does Max Boot refer to as the "American Hiroshima"?

How much does the Teal Group estimate the aerial drone industry will be worth per year over the next decade?

Who wrote 1984?

What is a bull market followed by?

How many aircraft carriers does the United States have?

Who increased the freedom of federal agents to conduct surveillance on American individuals and organizations in May 2002?

Who or what killed TIPS?

Stanley and Steinhardt accuse the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of hindering what type of privacy for Americans?

Which government agency has the Carnivore program?

How many nuclear-powered attack submarines does the United States have?

The War Powers Resolution that limits the U.S.president's ability to wage war without approval from Congress was passed in what year?

What is the good to be maximized,according to Taylor,under a plausible version of consequentialism?

Who refers to the increasing prevalence of spy satellites,wiretapping and tracking technology as a "revolution in surveillance technology"?

What is a major factor in driving data surveillance forward?

What is the name of the GPS constellation China is planning to launch that would be independent of U.S.control?

What French town was virtually destroyed during the Allied advance from Normandy despite its population's sympathy for the Allied Powers and serves as an example of military necessity?

Who argues in favor of universal government surveillance?

To which industrial age does Max Boot date the basic structures of the American Navy and Air Force?

How much of the U.S.defense budget is spent on bureaucracy?

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After how many minutes of watching video monitors does the attention of most people fall below acceptable levels?

What does Max Boot refer to as the "American Hiroshima"?

How much does the Teal Group estimate the aerial drone industry will be worth per year over the next decade?

Who wrote 1984?

What is a bull market followed by?

How many aircraft carriers does the United States have?

Who increased the freedom of federal agents to conduct surveillance on American individuals and organizations in May 2002?

Who or what killed TIPS?

Stanley and Steinhardt accuse the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of hindering what type of privacy for Americans?

Which government agency has the Carnivore program?

How many nuclear-powered attack submarines does the United States have?

The War Powers Resolution that limits the U.S.president's ability to wage war without approval from Congress was passed in what year?

What is the good to be maximized,according to Taylor,under a plausible version of consequentialism?

Who refers to the increasing prevalence of spy satellites,wiretapping and tracking technology as a "revolution in surveillance technology"?

What is a major factor in driving data surveillance forward?

What is the name of the GPS constellation China is planning to launch that would be independent of U.S.control?

What French town was virtually destroyed during the Allied advance from Normandy despite its population's sympathy for the Allied Powers and serves as an example of military necessity?

Who argues in favor of universal government surveillance?

To which industrial age does Max Boot date the basic structures of the American Navy and Air Force?

How much of the U.S.defense budget is spent on bureaucracy?

History

Society

Ethics

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Nanotechnology

Inernet & Social Media

Biotech and Genetic Engineering

Population, environment, Climate Change

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