SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The appearance of writing around 3500 BCE appears to have been accompanied by
the advent of what? - ✔✔Agriculture
The greatest expansion of the Roman Empire occurred during the _______ Age. -
✔✔Iron
Which event directly marked the end of the Roman Republic and the advent of the
Roman Empire? - ✔✔Octavian's ascent to power as Augustus Caesar
The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope and proceed onward to India
was who? - ✔✔Vasco de Gama
You're a resident of Italy during the Renaissance. You believe in critical thinking
as key to progress and human freedom. What is your philosophy called? -
✔✔Humanism
,What happened immediately following the death of Alexander the Great? -
✔✔Chaos reigned as Alexander's heirs fought each other for power
In painting, chiaroscuro is a technique in which what? - ✔✔Objects on canvas
look three-dimensional
Before this event, the concept of nuclear fission was theoretical and not taken
seriously. What was the event? - ✔✔Hitler's force invaded Poland, initiating
World War II
John Harrison, a Yorkshire carpenter, helped solve the longitude problem with the
invention of what? - ✔✔The marine chronometer
Concepts of gene therapy, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and bioengineering were
under development beginning when? - ✔✔1980s
In developed countries, technological advances are most closely related to what? -
✔✔Applied science
A rise in literacy rates across Europe following the Renaissance can be reasonably
attributed to an invention by who? - ✔✔Johannes Gutenberg
Artifacts are to material culture as _______ are to nonmaterial culture. -
✔✔beliefs
, Dating from about 662 to 750 CE, _______ culture was called the first universal
civilization because it allowed for trade over a broad area, thus encouraging an
exchange of new ideas for innovations in technology and the sciences. -
✔✔Arabic
The Second Industrial Revolution took place from the _______ century to
_______. - ✔✔Late nineteenth; World War I
Which civilization from the Fertile Crescent region is generally agreed to be the
most ancient? - ✔✔Sumerian
The monsoon weather pattern affecting the _______ Ocean enabled trade over a
wide area from Africa to southeast Asia. - ✔✔Indian
Who did most of the hunting in hunter-gatherer societies? - ✔✔Males
Which legal principle asserts that shareholders should be first in line to benefit
from company profits? - ✔✔Fiduciary responsibility
What is a characteristic of an objective mode culture? - ✔✔Knowledge is
acquired through abstract concepts
According to Schuurman, modern technology is doing what? - ✔✔Beginning to
penetrate and direct modern culture
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
The appearance of writing around 3500 BCE appears to have been accompanied by
the advent of what? - ✔✔Agriculture
The greatest expansion of the Roman Empire occurred during the _______ Age. -
✔✔Iron
Which event directly marked the end of the Roman Republic and the advent of the
Roman Empire? - ✔✔Octavian's ascent to power as Augustus Caesar
The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope and proceed onward to India
was who? - ✔✔Vasco de Gama
You're a resident of Italy during the Renaissance. You believe in critical thinking
as key to progress and human freedom. What is your philosophy called? -
✔✔Humanism
,What happened immediately following the death of Alexander the Great? -
✔✔Chaos reigned as Alexander's heirs fought each other for power
In painting, chiaroscuro is a technique in which what? - ✔✔Objects on canvas
look three-dimensional
Before this event, the concept of nuclear fission was theoretical and not taken
seriously. What was the event? - ✔✔Hitler's force invaded Poland, initiating
World War II
John Harrison, a Yorkshire carpenter, helped solve the longitude problem with the
invention of what? - ✔✔The marine chronometer
Concepts of gene therapy, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and bioengineering were
under development beginning when? - ✔✔1980s
In developed countries, technological advances are most closely related to what? -
✔✔Applied science
A rise in literacy rates across Europe following the Renaissance can be reasonably
attributed to an invention by who? - ✔✔Johannes Gutenberg
Artifacts are to material culture as _______ are to nonmaterial culture. -
✔✔beliefs
, Dating from about 662 to 750 CE, _______ culture was called the first universal
civilization because it allowed for trade over a broad area, thus encouraging an
exchange of new ideas for innovations in technology and the sciences. -
✔✔Arabic
The Second Industrial Revolution took place from the _______ century to
_______. - ✔✔Late nineteenth; World War I
Which civilization from the Fertile Crescent region is generally agreed to be the
most ancient? - ✔✔Sumerian
The monsoon weather pattern affecting the _______ Ocean enabled trade over a
wide area from Africa to southeast Asia. - ✔✔Indian
Who did most of the hunting in hunter-gatherer societies? - ✔✔Males
Which legal principle asserts that shareholders should be first in line to benefit
from company profits? - ✔✔Fiduciary responsibility
What is a characteristic of an objective mode culture? - ✔✔Knowledge is
acquired through abstract concepts
According to Schuurman, modern technology is doing what? - ✔✔Beginning to
penetrate and direct modern culture
