MIDTERM EXAM IN STS

1. What does the field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) primarily examine?

• The scientific principles behind technology

• The impact of political systems on governance

• How social, economic, political, and cultural aspects affect scientific research and technological development

• The invention of new technologies

1. Which of the following is not an example of technology?

• Tools

• Methods

• Systems

• Art

9. What writing system was developed by pre-colonial Filipinos?

• Sanskrit

• Baybayin

• Latin script

• Mandarin

9. Which plant was used by pre-colonial Filipinos for treating kidney stones?

• Lagundi

• Sambong

• Banaba

• Guyabano

12. Which university, founded in 1611, is the oldest in the Philippines?

• Ateneo de Manila University

• De La Salle University

• 12. University of Santo Tomas

• University of the Philippines

15. Which cultural influence brought Catholicism to the Philippines?

• Chinese

• Spanish

• American

• Indian

17. The Maya were among the first to:

• Develop large cities

• 17. Use the concept of zero in mathematics

• Build floating gardens

• Establish vast road networks

What agricultural innovation is attributed to the Aztecs?

• Terrace farming

• Chinampas

• Aqueducts

• Crop rotation

17. What did the Inca build to support communication across their empire?

• Canals

• Bridges

• Road networks

•  Railways

20. Which Chinese invention revolutionized navigation?

• Paper

• Printing

• Compass

• Gunpowder