
Anti-Intellectualism and Its Impacts
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11th - 12th Grade
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Amelia Wright
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Isaac Asimov mean by the 'cult of ignorance' in the United States?
A religious movement against science
A political party promoting ignorance
A persistent trend of anti-intellectualism
A group that worships ignorance
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What historical example is used to illustrate the dangers of anti-science actions?
The banning of books in the Middle Ages
The persecution of scientists under Stalin
The Inquisition's trial of Galileo
The Salem witch trials
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key motivation behind the promotion of anti-intellectualism according to the transcript?
To maintain power and privilege
To support technological advancement
To encourage scientific exploration
To promote educational reform
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which principle is NOT part of the core of anti-intellectualism?
Scientific rationalism
Religious anti-rationalism
Populist anti-elitism
Instrumentalism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role do universities play in the context of anti-intellectualism?
They are centers of anti-science propaganda
They are demonized as places of knowledge
They are irrelevant to the discussion
They support anti-intellectual movements
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common tactic used by those promoting anti-intellectualism?
Demonizing intellectual institutions
Encouraging open scientific debate
Promoting educational access
Funding scientific research
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does anti-intellectualism affect social justice movements?
It supports them by promoting equality
It equates them with fascism
It ignores them completely
It funds them through political means
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