social impact of tech.

Question 1 (5 points)

Which technology is often described as “rats in a maze”?

Question 1 options:

	a) Automated phone services
	b) Government surveillance devices
	c) Social media applications
	d) Monitored workstations

Question 2 (5 points)

Carbon atoms have _______ open gaps in their L shell, permitting the formation of highly complex compounds such as proteins and DNA molecules.

Question 2 options:

	a) 2
	b) 3
	c) 4
	d) 6

Question 3 (5 points)

Gerhard Lenski acknowledged four stages in technological evolution. In which stage does the development of agriculture allow the population to create complex social orders?

Question 3 options:

	a) Stage 4
	b) Stage 3
	c) Stage 2
	d) Stage 1

Question 4 (5 points)

In defining future shock, Alvin Toffler invented the term

Question 4 options:

	a) information overload.
	b) disinformation.
	c) misinformation.
	d) cultural lag.

Question 5 (5 points)

Only seldom does the water of the Colorado River eventually reach its delta in the Gulf of

Question 5 options:

	a) California.
	b) Alaska.
	c) Mexico.
	d) Oman.

Question 6 (5 points)

Which river system is a source of conflict between the inhabitants of northern and southern Kashmir?

Question 6 options:

	a) Nile
	b) Indus
	c) Ganges
	d) Mekong

Question 7 (5 points)

Under the concept of _______, we can assume that a cause can be identified for every effect.

Question 7 options:

	a) objectivism
	b) reductionism
	c) expressionism
	d) determinism

Question 8 (5 points)

How much of Earth’s freshwater is easily accessed?

Question 8 options:

	a) 2.5 percent
	b) 1.0 percent
	c) 1.5 percent
	d) 3.0 percent

Question 9 (5 points)

The belief that anything worth knowing must be derived from data provided by the senses is called

Question 9 options:

	a) parallelism.
	b) objectification.
	c) positivism.
	d) scientism.

Question 10 (5 points)

Women comprise two-thirds of illiterate people on the planet as well as _______ percent of those living in poverty.

Question 10 options:

	a) 58
	b) 60
	c) 65
	d) 70

Question 11 (5 points)

For Gerhard Lenski, the key to human progress is

Question 11 options:

	a) sentience.
	b) information.
	c) mastery of language.
	d) logic and writing.

Question 12 (5 points)

Lenski proposed four levels of technological progress. The fourth level began in the context of the

Question 12 options:

	a) Renaissance.
	b) Reformation.
	c) Industrial Revolution.
	d) Enlightenment.

Question 13 (5 points)

Concerns about the military-industrial complex and its threat to America’s democratic institutions were first introduced to the public by

Question 13 options:

	a) Dwight Eisenhower.
	b) Richard Nixon.
	c) George H. W. Bush.
	d) Ronald Reagan.

Question 14 (5 points)

One primary argument against the use of nuclear fission for generating energy is the

Question 14 options:

	a) risk of a core meltdown.
	b) possibility of water pollution.
	c) accumulation of lethal radioactive waste.
	d) infinite supply of uranium.

Question 15 (5 points)

According to Leslie White, the key to human progress is

Question 15 options:

	a) controlling population.
	b) mastering technology.
	c) domesticating animals.
	d) harnessing energy.

Question 16 (5 points)

Annually, Americans produce about _______ of the world’s solid waste.

Question 16 options:

	a) one-third
	b) one-fourth
	c) two-thirds
	d) one-half

Question 17 (5 points)

The Nile has two main sources. The Blue Nile flows from the highlands of Ethiopia; the White Nile flows from the region of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The two rivers meet at Khartoum in Sudan. Today, there are serious tensions between the governments of Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the construction of

Question 17 options:

	a) a shared dam that will provide water for agricultural uses.
	b) an Ethiopian dam to produce hydroelectric power.
	c) a wind power station that will mainly benefit Ethiopia.
	d) an Egyptian dam to manage flooding of the Nile.

Question 18 (5 points)

According to _______, Stage 3 is marked by an increase in the service sector and is a source of modern social problems.

Question 18 options:

	a) Toffler
	b) White
	c) Lenski
	d) Ogburn

Question 19 (5 points)

The English word “left” is derived from the Old English lyft, which means

Question 19 options:

	a) debased.
	b) crooked.
	c) sinister.
	d) worthless.

Question 20 (5 points)

Four major rivers flow from the snowmelt of the Himalayan Mountains. Which river is a threat to local food production for residents of Vietnam?

Question 20 options:

	a) Indus
	b) Yangtze
	c) Mekong
	d) Ganges