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Self Test A on Knowledge & Vocabulary associated with Choice #2  

Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. The statement “the past provides insights into dealing with today’s problems” in the MIND OPEN, VISION GLOBAL theme description can be taken as an endorsement of the value of studying  ______________.   

1) astronomy         2) geology         3) psychology          4) history            5) philosophy

2.  Given the sentence that includes the phrase “pre-meditated ignorance” the MIND NARROWLY FOCUSED  theme might have instead been titled  ________________________.   

1) CLOSED-MINDED           2) KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID         3) LIVING IN THE MOMENT     

4) LEARNING FROM FEEDBACK                 5) SUSPENDING JUDGMENT

 

3. John Muir famously said something like “When you try to pick out any one thing, you find it’s tied to everything else in the universe.” The statement in the MIND OPEN, VISION GLOBAL theme that best exemplifies this is:

1) "Our bodies contain atoms once inside ancient stars.”            2) "My worldview extends in space and time."   

3) "I appreciate cosmic distances"   

4) "The world is complex and sometimes  understanding it requires simultaneously holding conflicting beliefs."   

5) "I respect evolutionary change"

4.  The term cognitive dissonance refers to inner tension or perceived incompatibility that one feels from holding conflicting beliefs. Evidence that someone valuing the MIND OPEN, VISION GLOBAL theme handles this better than someone valuing the MIND NARROWLY FOCUSED theme is provided by  ______________. 

1) the first sentence in each theme description         2) the last sentence in each theme description  

3) the MIND OPEN, VISION GLOBAL theme description reference to "psychological discomfort"    

4) the MIND NARROWLY FOCUSED theme reference to “future consequences”      5) none of the above

5. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "a gradual process of change, growth, development."

1)   cosmology                                     2)  evolution                               3) contradiction  

4)   ephemeral                                     5) insular

  

6. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "lasting for a very brief time, short-lived."

1)  contradiction                                      2)  cosmology                               3) insular  

4)   ephemeral                                     5) incontrovertible   

 

7.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "a selfish, self-centered viewpoint."

1)  insular                                   2)  ephemeral                                3) evolution   

4)   contradiction                                     5) none of the above

  

8. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "the study of the matter of the universe."

1)   egocentric                                     2)  insular                               3) cosmology  

4)  evolution                                      5) none of the above

 

9.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "separated, isolated, closed-off, narrow-minded."

1)  contradiction                                      2)   egocentric                              3) insular  

4)  ephemeral                                      5) sanguine 

  

10.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "something which has elements that don't logically fit together."

1)  insular                                      2)  ephemeral                                3)  egocentric 

4)   contradiction                                     5) none of the above

  

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