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Self Test A on Knowledge & Vocabulary associated with Choice #49  

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. A key piece of understanding behind the TECHNOLOGICAL FIX theme is realizing that whereas science involves humans understanding nature, technology involves humans __________ nature.

1) exploiting               2) controlling             3) spoiling              4) profiting from            5) adapting to  

2.  Relying on the ATTITUDINAL FIX approach to dealing with urgent problems with a social / lifestyle dimension within a democratic society has been criticized as being  ______________________________

1)  undiplomatic         2) a bottom up approach         3) time-consuming      4) threatening      5) lacking leverage 

3. Someone for whom the TECHNOLOGICAL FIX  theme is a key component of their overall worldview today puts their faith and trust in all of the following except which one? 

1) technology with minimal environmental impact            2) engineering design            3) scientific methods

4) qualitative analysis                  5) computer modeling 

4.  Someone who generally prefers ATTITUDINAL FIX theme over the TECHNOLOGICAL FIX theme would most likely advocate which of the following in dealing with the corona virus pandemic? 

1) a PR campaign to encourage people to wear masks in public       2) expansion of testing and contact tracing    

3)  a massive push to find new drugs for treatment of afflicted patients      4) a massive push to develop a vaccine   

5)   using plasma (full of antibodies) from recovered patients to treat afflicted patients

5. The word ______________ can be defined or described as "settling a dispute using independent third party mediator."

1)  technicality                                      2)  arbitration                               3)   assuage

4)  ethos                                      5) none of the above 

 

6. The word or phrase ______________ can be defined or described as "minor point or issue raised in strict interpretation of guidelines." 

1)    technicality                                    2)  arbitration                               3)  assiduous pursuit  

4)    meritocracy                                    5)  none of the above 

  

7.  The word ______________ can be defined or described as "the distinctive spirit, character, or attitude of a particular group or culture." 

1)  arbitration                    2)  meritocracy                  3) technicality 

4)   pathos                          5)  ethos 

  

8. The word or phrase ______________can be defined or described as "to defile,  foul, and make something impure or unclean."

1)  pollute                                      2)    engage in arbitration                            3)   raise a technicality

4)  mitigate                                       5) none of the above 

  

9.  The word assuage can be used to refer to doing all of the following as related to dealing with some discomfort except which one?

1)    alleviate                                    2) flaunt                                 3)   pacify

4)    mitigate                                    5) lessen

 

10.  The word assiduous can mean all of the following  except which one?" 

1)  industrious                                      2)   diligent                              3)   attentive

4)  alienated                                      5) hard-working

  

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