GEC-STS (Science, Technology and Society) Midterm Exam

It is a systematized body of knowledge.

• Science

• Society

• Technology

• Technological Advancement

Which is not true about science?

• allows quick solution to a problem

• systematized body of knowledge

• an organized and dynamic inquiry

• a social enterprise

It is the Latin word “scientia”, which means “knowledge”

• Society

• Technology

• Science

• Conscience

The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

• Society

• Technology

• Science

• Earth

Which of the following is technology?

• Laptop

• Cell

• Microorganisms

• Digestions

Which sentence is not true?

• A. Science and technology is vital for national security of many governments

• B. Science and technology help in improvement of products.

• C. Science and technology could lead to under industrialization

• D. Science and technology advances medical diagnosis

The Paleolithic Era is also known as the

• the New Stone Age

• The Old Stone Age

• Middle Stone Age

• All of the choices

Which among the medieval innovations is a more reliable way of printing developed by Johann Gutenberg.

• Microscope

• Printing Press

• Telescope

• War Weapons

Which invention of the Greeks was used to tell an individual when to stop or when to start? It is made used of water or sand that dropped into drums which sounded the alarm.

• Papyrus

• Alarm clock

• Hieroglyphics

• Water Clock

Which of the major contributions of the roman civilization contains announcements of the Roman Empire to the people?

• Architecture

• Bound Books/ Codex

• Newspaper

• Roman Numerals.