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Midterm Exam - STS BSCRIM 1A

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Isaac Asimov states an interesting perspective on technology through the quote from one of his books, “the saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” 

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Romus Pasteur, a French biologist, microbiologist and chemist invented pasteurization, the process of heating dairy products to kill the harmful bacteria that allow them to spoil faster.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Intellectual Revolution is where the scientific beliefs that have been widely embraced and accepted by the people were challenged and opposed.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Copernicus was the most influential of Greek astronomers and geographers of his time He believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Geocentrism, a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

The theory of evolution states that the diverse array of organisms on Earth has evolved from a single common ancestor over time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Charles Darwin believed that events in our childhood have a great influence on our adult lives, shaping our personality. For example, anxiety originating from traumatic experiences in a person's past is hidden from consciousness, and may cause problems during adulthood.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

The science and technology sector of the Philippines was dubbed as the "golden age“ during the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) is created in response to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for a more accurate, integrated, and responsive disaster prevention and mitigation system, especially in high-risk areas throughout the Philippines.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Earliest case of man-made extinction occurred over 12,000 years ago brought by hunting and territorial dispute.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Too much reliance on technology, humans lose track on things that matter, reducing their surroundings on their economic values. This means that humans are reduced to the amount of products they are able to render in their lifetime.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Technology is “an instrument”, it is a way of understanding the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Technology is “not a human activity”, but develops within human control.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Technology is “the highest danger”, risking us to only see the world through technological thinking.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

There is a huge difference between living the good life and living a good life. Not every person that is living a satisfied life is living a good life.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Theists are inclined to assert that human life would be meaningful if there was no personal immortality and God did not exist.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

To Neurologist, happiness is the experience of flood of hormones released in the brain as a reward for behavior that prolongs survival.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Promotion of peace as a principle in human flourishing means sacrificing self-interest to provide for the basic human needs of everyone makes the whole community flourish.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

Preferential Option for the Poor as a principle in human flourishing means the poor have the most urgent moral claim on the conscience of the nation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

What are the effects of technology in human life right now?

I.         Improved communication

II.       Decreased privacy

III.      Better information access

IV.     Virtual social lives

V.       Flexible working

a)

I, II, III only

b)

II, III, V only

c)

III, IV, V only

d)

All of the above

21.

Among the following inventions/innovations, which came from the Roman Empire?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Thermae

c)

Papyrus

d)

Hieroglyphics

22.

Which among these events did not happen during the Spanish Regime?

a)

University of Santo Tomas was established.

b)

The parish schools were established where religion, reading, writing and music was taught.

c)

    Meteorological studies were promoted and the Manila Observatory was established.

d)

Science during this period was inclined towards agriculture, food processing, medicine and pharmacy .

23.

 Which of the following statements are correct?

a)

Id- I want cake right now. I don’t have money so I will steal it.

 Ego- I’ll buy a cake when I get my salary.

Super-Ego- Stealing is very bad.

b)

Id- Stealing is very bad.

Ego- I want cake right now. I don’t have money so I will steal it.

Super-Ego- I’ll buy a cake when I get my salary

c)

Id- I’ll buy a cake when I get my salary

Ego- Stealing is very bad

Super-Ego- I want cake right now. I don’t have money so I will steal it.

d)

a.      right now. I don’t have money so I will steal it.

Ego- Stealing is very bad.

Super-Ego- I’ll buy a cake when I get my salary.

24.

It is the earliest known calendar-dated document used within the Philippine Islands.

a)

Manunggul Jar

b)

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Galleon Trade

25.

Pres. Ferdinand Marcos was recognized for the following Science and Technology agenda, except:

a)

He directed the Department of Education to revitalize the science courses in public high schools

b)

He established other research institutes like PAGASA, National Grains Authority, Philippine Council for Agricultural Research, Philippine National Oil Company among others

c)

“Science for the Masses Program” which aimed at scientific and technological literacy among Filipinos

d)

He enacted a law under Presidential Decree No. 1003-A, s. 1976 to establish the National Academy of Science and Technology

26.

He is the Philippine President who reformed the Philippine Educational System by shifting to K – 12 educational system.

a)

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte

b)

Pres. Fidel Ramos

c)

Pres. Benigno Aquino III

d)

Pres. Joseph Estrada

27.

She invented tissue culture techniques for the rapid propagation of abaca and banana plants.

a)

Dr. Fe Del Mundo

b)

Emerita De Guzman

c)

Luz Abelardo

d)

Arturo Alcaraz

28.

Gregorio Zara was credited for inventing/discovering the following, except:

a)

an airplane engine that ran on plain alcohol as fuel

b)

the physical law of electrical kinetic resistance called the Zara effect

c)

the production of ethyl esters fuels from sugarcane and coconut.

d)

the earth induction compass, which is an instrument still used by pilots even up to this day,

29.

It provides a logical, systematic way to answer questions and removes subjectivity by requiring each answer to be authenticated with objective evidence that can be reproduced. 

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Scientific Inquiry

c)

Scientific Subject

d)

Scientific Data

30.

This could be done through experimentation and observation. It may be conducted several times in case there are doubts with the results, or until after the hypothesis is satisfactorily answered.

a)

Formulate a hypothesis related to the problem

b)

Record and analyze data

c)

Test the hypothesis by experimentation

d)

Make conclusions and generalizations

31.

He was a German philosopher and was one of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century. For him, technology was the key to understanding our current time.

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Martin Heidegger

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Darwin

32.

It is a quality of a good life, which is a state of being satisfied with what you are seeing and the experience you are having. Although it is usually short-lived, it plays a significant role in triggering the enthusiasm required to achieve and live a good life.

a)

Money

b)

Health

c)

Happiness

d)

Relationship

33.

In this school of thought, happiness is measured by the amount and kind of material things one possess.

a)

Hedonism

b)

Materialism

c)

Stoicism

d)

Humanism

34.

What are the four virtues of stoicism?

a)

Courage, Temperance, Justice, Wisdom

b)

Wisdom, Happiness, Justice, Courage

c)

Security, Love, Family, Self

d)

Pleasure, Personality, Justice, Courage

35.

It is the belief that one God exists and created the world but religious truth should be subject to the authority of human reason rather than divine revelation.

a)

Monotheism

b)

Deism

c)

Pantheism

d)

Polytheism

36.

These are humanistic Ideas except:

a)

There are no supernatural beings

b)

    Science provides the only reliable source of knowledge about this universe.

c)

“Eat, drink and merry for tomorrow we will die.”

d)

Human beings can live ethical and fulfilling lives without religious beliefs

37.

It is a philosophical inquiry into the nature of the good life for a human being.

a)

Nicomachean Ethics

b)

Human Flourishing

c)

Hedonistic View

d)

Humanistic Idea

38.

It is the innate personal values or rights which demands respect for all people, regardless of race, social class, wealth etc.

a)

Common Good

b)

Dignity of the Human Person

c)

Participation

d)

Preferential Option for the poor

39.

It a principle in human flourishing that recognizes that we are all interconnected, part of one human family.

a)

Participation

b)

Global Solidarity

c)

Promotion of Peace

d)

Stewardship of Creation

40.

(a)   is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence.

41.

  (a)   This invention of Alexander Graham Bell was one of the most important inventions at that time.

42.

He was a Polish astronomer known as the father of modern astronomy.

(a)  

43.

  (a)   Part of personality that deals with the real world.

44.

(a)   is the difference of opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics and values.

45.

(a)   is a form of philosophical monism that holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all things, including mental states and consciousness are results of material interactions.

46.

(a)   it is a belief that pleasure, or the absence of pain, is the most important principle in determining the morality of a potential course of action. 

47.

(a)   another school of thought led by Epicurus, exposed the idea that to generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic.

48.

(a)   a term that combines the Greek words for “good” and ‘spirit” to describe the ideology.

49.

(a)   Is often described as the SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, where fittest refers to the ability to survive and reproduce.

50.

He was the first Filipino researcher to work on improving duck meat.

a)

Arturo Alcaraz

b)

Francisco Fronda

c)

Gregorio Fronda

d)

Felix Maramba

51.

The Superego develops from the id and ensures that the impulses of the id can be expressed in a manner acceptable in the real world.

a)

False

b)

True

52.

Paper, printing, gunpowder and the telescope were some of the greatest inventions of the Chinese.

a)

False

b)

True

53.

It is a bronze sculpture depicting a scene from the legend of the founding of Rome.

a)

Capitolin Wolf

b)

Capoteline Wolf

c)

Capitoline Wolf

d)

Capitoline Woff

54.

This invention has effected society by seeing more of the cosmos and learning more of the universe and see how small are planet is compared to the universe.

a)

Telescope

b)

Microscope

c)

Stethoscope

d)

Spectrosope

55.

The printing press was invented to address the need for publishing books that would spread information to many people at a faster rate.

It also made works accessible to individuals who could not even write.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The Cannon was an idea in 1259 by the Japanese, which were made of bamboo tubes with clay pellets.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Flourishing means :

a)

Growing

b)

Dying

c)

Deteriorating

d)

Declining

58.

All people have a right to participate in the economic, political and cultural life of society.

a)

Common Good

b)

Participation

c)

Stewardship of Creation

d)

Subsidiarity

59.

STS means:

a)

Science, Technology and Society

b)

Social Science, Technology and Society

c)

Singing, Tree-planting and Sewing

d)

Socials, Teamwork and Special Bonds

60.

One of the reasons why society is important is that it gives you a framework to work together. It provides you with a platform to take collective efforts towards improving social conditions. Most importantly, a society serves as a strong support system in life.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE