STS MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
____ is an important process that allows people and communities to collectively think and act upon
their development. - Answer-SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
____ was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. - Answer-MARTIN HEIDEGGER
The field of science provides data for innovation in technology, but technological development requires
more ________. _______ improves the quality of life in ________, but societal progress is highly
dependent on technological advancement. (select 3 answers) - Answer-SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY
SOCIETY
All of the following are developed nations that benefit most of the advances in science and technology
except - Answer-EGYPT
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe. - Answer-GEOCENTRIC-FINITE CONCEPT
, This school of thought espouses the freedom of man to carve his own destiny and to legislate his laws,
free from the shackles of God to monitor and control. - Answer-HUMANISM
The use of new technologies such as solar panel, wind turbines and generators are examples of
technologies used in the ____. - Answer-ENERGY SECTOR
According to ____, technology is basically a means to an end. It is organizing techniques in order to meet
the demand that is being posed by humans. - Answer-ARISTOTLE
____ is the highest desire and ambition of all human beings. - Answer-HAPPINESS
_____ was best remembered as the charismatic co-founder of Apple Inc. - Answer-STEVE WOZNIAC
He questioned the Aristotelian and Ellulian definitions of technology(a means to an end, a human
activity). Technology has been instrumentally viewed as the same in all periods of time, geared towards
meeting a human need. - Answer-MARTIN HEIDEGGER
_____ is all about the process of unifying people within a state so that that the state remains politically
stable and economically viable. - Answer-NATION BUILDING
The process by which an agrarian-based economy is transformed from one based on the manufacturing
of goods through factory systems and industries. - Answer-INDUSTRIALIZATION
_______ is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or to the change
and manipulation of the human environment (Encyclopedia Britannica). - Answer-TECHNOLOGY
Copernicus published his revolutionary ideas in a short paper known as the ___. - Answer-
COMMENTARIOLUS
ANSWERS
____ is an important process that allows people and communities to collectively think and act upon
their development. - Answer-SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
____ was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. - Answer-MARTIN HEIDEGGER
The field of science provides data for innovation in technology, but technological development requires
more ________. _______ improves the quality of life in ________, but societal progress is highly
dependent on technological advancement. (select 3 answers) - Answer-SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGY
SOCIETY
All of the following are developed nations that benefit most of the advances in science and technology
except - Answer-EGYPT
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe. - Answer-GEOCENTRIC-FINITE CONCEPT
, This school of thought espouses the freedom of man to carve his own destiny and to legislate his laws,
free from the shackles of God to monitor and control. - Answer-HUMANISM
The use of new technologies such as solar panel, wind turbines and generators are examples of
technologies used in the ____. - Answer-ENERGY SECTOR
According to ____, technology is basically a means to an end. It is organizing techniques in order to meet
the demand that is being posed by humans. - Answer-ARISTOTLE
____ is the highest desire and ambition of all human beings. - Answer-HAPPINESS
_____ was best remembered as the charismatic co-founder of Apple Inc. - Answer-STEVE WOZNIAC
He questioned the Aristotelian and Ellulian definitions of technology(a means to an end, a human
activity). Technology has been instrumentally viewed as the same in all periods of time, geared towards
meeting a human need. - Answer-MARTIN HEIDEGGER
_____ is all about the process of unifying people within a state so that that the state remains politically
stable and economically viable. - Answer-NATION BUILDING
The process by which an agrarian-based economy is transformed from one based on the manufacturing
of goods through factory systems and industries. - Answer-INDUSTRIALIZATION
_______ is the application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or to the change
and manipulation of the human environment (Encyclopedia Britannica). - Answer-TECHNOLOGY
Copernicus published his revolutionary ideas in a short paper known as the ___. - Answer-
COMMENTARIOLUS
