LAS-432(Tech, Culture and Society)
Midterm Exam Answer Key
(TCO 1) The Neolithic Revolution was a result of
a. Controlled planting of crops
b. Domestication of animals
c. Development of irrigation system
d. All o
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LAS-432(Tech, Culture and Society)
Midterm Exam Answer Key
(TCO 1) The Neolithic Revolution was a result of
a. Controlled planting of crops
b. Domestication of animals
c. Development of irrigation system
d. All of the above
TCOs 2 & 8) During the Protestant Reformation, the printing press
a. created a new desire for books
b. became popular in Muslim countries.
c. was used by the Catholic church to fight heresy.
d. helped to satisfy a growing demand for vernacular books.
(TCOs 2 & 8) Rapid urbanization in Britain during the 19th century was the result of
a. new enclosure laws in rural areas.
b. a shift from household production to factory production
c. a growing dependence upon steam power.
d. All of the above
TCOs 2 & 8) Although telephone systems had much in common with telegraph systems, telephone technology was a more social technology because
a. the telephone was a user-to-user technology
b. the telegraph required trained interpreters as intermediaries
c. the telegraph networked businesses and agencies.
d. All of the above
ANS: Letter D/All of the above
(TCO 4) One of the characteristics of Wiki art is
a. it is all the property of Wikipedia.
b. it’s collaborative and ever-changing
c. that finished pieces are sold on an online forum.
d. that it allows professional artists a new medium.
(TCO 11) Which of the following is NOT a scholarly resource?
a. Journal of the American Medical Association
b. http://journalofaccountancy.com
c. Chicago Tribune
d. www.econlib.org
(TCO 8) The term Luddite refers to
a. investors in industrial society.
b. church leaders who supported child labor.
c. workers who rejected new technologies.
d. politicians who resisted factory reforms.
(TCO 11) The intended reader of a scholarly resource would be
a. Students
b. Academics
c. Professionals
d. All of the above
(TCO 12) The term nanotechnology was first used to refer to
a. genetically engineered crops.
b. Production technology
c. communication between multiple cells
d. early personal computers.
(TCO 12) In China, much research into genetically modified organisms is sponsored by the state, but in the west, research is
a. primarily publicly funded.
b. left solely to research universities.
c. driven by a handful of large for-profit corporations.
d. guided by public input and consultation.
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