ENGR297 – // /
Midterm
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Which //of //the //following //ideas //about //techne //did //NOT //originate //with //Plato //or //Aristotle?
Select //one:
a. //Techne //is //an //imitation //of //nature.
b. //Techne //is //a //kind //of //knowledge.
c. //Techne //is //possessed //by //musicians, //physicians //and //craftspeople.
d. //Techne //is //defined //by //a //goal.
e. //Techne //can //improve //on //nature's //design. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Techne //can //improve //on //nature's //design
The /
/idea /
/that /
/knowledge /
/of //the //material //world //must //be //ground //in //information //from //the //senses //is //called:
Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Mechanical //Philosophy
c. //Determinism
d. //Rationalism
e. //Empiricism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Empiricism
,Which /
/thinker /
/believed /
/that /
/the /
/world /
/worked /
/like //
a/
/perfect /
/machine, /
/that //is, //as //inert //particles //that //moved //according //to //defined //mathematical //laws?
Select //one:
a. //Plato
b. //Bacon
c. //Aristotle
d. //Descartes
e. //Mumford //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Descartes
The /
/idea /
/that //knowledge //of //the //external //world //can //be //found //through //rational //thought //is //called:
Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Mechanical //Philosophy
c. //Empiricism
d. //Determinism
e. //Rationalism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Rationalism
Which //of //the //following //are //NOT //part //of //Descartes' //philosophy?
,Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Empiricism
c. //Certain //foundation //for //the //sciences
d. //Mechanical //philosophy
e. //Rationalism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Empiricism
What //is //the //point //of //Descartes' //argument //that //ends //"I //think, //therefore //I //am"?
Select //one:
a. //Thinking //is //a //good //thing //to //do.
b. //Thinking //makes //me //human.
c. //Thinking //is //the //only //way //to //know //the //external //world.
d. //Evil //demons //can //convince //us //of //things //that //are //untrue.
e. //My //existence //is //the //only //thing //that //I //know //for //certain. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔My //existence //is //the //only //thing //that //I //know //for //certain.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/statements //are //NOT //indicative //of //what //Bacon //believed //to //be //true //about //technology?
Select //one:
a. //Successful //technology //will //count //as //confirmation //of //scientific //theories.
b. //We //will //need //technology //to //make //experimentation //possible.
c. //Pure //theoretical //research //has //no //role //to //play //in //an //advanced //technological //society.
d. //Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
e. //Technology //will //benefit //society. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Pure //theoretical //research //has //no //role //to //play //in //an //advanced //technological //society.
, When /
/people /
/characterize //Bacon's //technological //views //as //"Knowledge //is //Power", //what //do //they //mean?
Select //one:
a. //Those //who //possess //technology //will //become //leaders //in //their //communities.
b. //Being //technologically //savvy //will //increase //your //social //standing //in //your //community.
c. //If //you //do //not //have //technological //knowledge //then //you //will //not //be //successful.
d. //Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
e. /
/Countries /
/who /
/possess /
/technology //will //be //able //to //defend //themselves //from //their //enemies. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
In /
/Mumford's /
/paper, //"Science /
/as /
/Technology", /
/which //of //the //following //statements //were //NOT //included //as //ideas //that //Bacon //got //right?
Select //one:
a. /
/Our /
/increased /
/understanding /
/of //the //world //will //only //result //from //systematic //observation //and //experimentation.
b. /
/The //advancement //of //scientific //knowledge //will //be //enhanced //by //the //use //of //instruments.
c. //The //curiosity //of //scientists //will //lead //to //new //technology.
d. //Scientific //discovery //is //inherently //useful.
Midterm
/ /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Which //of //the //following //ideas //about //techne //did //NOT //originate //with //Plato //or //Aristotle?
Select //one:
a. //Techne //is //an //imitation //of //nature.
b. //Techne //is //a //kind //of //knowledge.
c. //Techne //is //possessed //by //musicians, //physicians //and //craftspeople.
d. //Techne //is //defined //by //a //goal.
e. //Techne //can //improve //on //nature's //design. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Techne //can //improve //on //nature's //design
The /
/idea /
/that /
/knowledge /
/of //the //material //world //must //be //ground //in //information //from //the //senses //is //called:
Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Mechanical //Philosophy
c. //Determinism
d. //Rationalism
e. //Empiricism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Empiricism
,Which /
/thinker /
/believed /
/that /
/the /
/world /
/worked /
/like //
a/
/perfect /
/machine, /
/that //is, //as //inert //particles //that //moved //according //to //defined //mathematical //laws?
Select //one:
a. //Plato
b. //Bacon
c. //Aristotle
d. //Descartes
e. //Mumford //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Descartes
The /
/idea /
/that //knowledge //of //the //external //world //can //be //found //through //rational //thought //is //called:
Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Mechanical //Philosophy
c. //Empiricism
d. //Determinism
e. //Rationalism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Rationalism
Which //of //the //following //are //NOT //part //of //Descartes' //philosophy?
,Select //one:
a. //Analytic //method //of //reasoning
b. //Empiricism
c. //Certain //foundation //for //the //sciences
d. //Mechanical //philosophy
e. //Rationalism //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔Empiricism
What //is //the //point //of //Descartes' //argument //that //ends //"I //think, //therefore //I //am"?
Select //one:
a. //Thinking //is //a //good //thing //to //do.
b. //Thinking //makes //me //human.
c. //Thinking //is //the //only //way //to //know //the //external //world.
d. //Evil //demons //can //convince //us //of //things //that //are //untrue.
e. //My //existence //is //the //only //thing //that //I //know //for //certain. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔My //existence //is //the //only //thing //that //I //know //for //certain.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/statements //are //NOT //indicative //of //what //Bacon //believed //to //be //true //about //technology?
Select //one:
a. //Successful //technology //will //count //as //confirmation //of //scientific //theories.
b. //We //will //need //technology //to //make //experimentation //possible.
c. //Pure //theoretical //research //has //no //role //to //play //in //an //advanced //technological //society.
d. //Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
e. //Technology //will //benefit //society. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Pure //theoretical //research //has //no //role //to //play //in //an //advanced //technological //society.
, When /
/people /
/characterize //Bacon's //technological //views //as //"Knowledge //is //Power", //what //do //they //mean?
Select //one:
a. //Those //who //possess //technology //will //become //leaders //in //their //communities.
b. //Being //technologically //savvy //will //increase //your //social //standing //in //your //community.
c. //If //you //do //not //have //technological //knowledge //then //you //will //not //be //successful.
d. //Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
e. /
/Countries /
/who /
/possess /
/technology //will //be //able //to //defend //themselves //from //their //enemies. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Technology //will //help //us //control //nature.
In /
/Mumford's /
/paper, //"Science /
/as /
/Technology", /
/which //of //the //following //statements //were //NOT //included //as //ideas //that //Bacon //got //right?
Select //one:
a. /
/Our /
/increased /
/understanding /
/of //the //world //will //only //result //from //systematic //observation //and //experimentation.
b. /
/The //advancement //of //scientific //knowledge //will //be //enhanced //by //the //use //of //instruments.
c. //The //curiosity //of //scientists //will //lead //to //new //technology.
d. //Scientific //discovery //is //inherently //useful.
