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Midterm 1 AnswersQuestion 1 (1 point)
"A system created by humans that uses knowledge and organization to produce objects and techniques
for the attainment of specific goals" is a definition of:
a) Society
b) Industry
c) Science
d) Technology
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following reflects the proposition that technology includes the social relations involved in
making, maintaining, and using technological artifacts and processes?
a) technology as social organization
b) technology as technique
c) technology as material substance
d) technology as knowledge
Question 3 (1 point)
The emergence of Scientific Management at the turn of the 20th century was motivated by:
a) the growing harmony between workers and management due to increasing prosperity.
b) the invention of the assembly line.
c) a rapid increase in the rate of industrial production.
d) a rapid increase in the rate of unionization.
e) the introduction of workers' rights legislation.
f) none of the above
Question 4 (1 point)
In the article Canada's Tibet: the Killing of the Innu Canada's land claim system (for mining purposes) has
made it relatively easy for prospectors to lay claim to traditional Innu territory.
True False
Question 5 (1 point)
In the case of Uber, smart phones and ride-sharing apps can be viewed as subversive in nature because:
a) they have contributed to economic growth.
b) they have made mass transportation systems more effective.
c) they have stimulated employment generation.
, d) they have sparked a storm of protest from established taxi firms and have forced governments
to formulate new legislation which covers ride-sharing services.
Question 6 (1 point)
In regard to the history of the technology of handwriting, which of the following is NOT true according to
Volti?
a) The transition from using quill pens to ball point pens illustrates the transition from the organic
to the industrial.
b) The introduction of the ball point pen had the effect of deskilling the handicraft of writing.
c) Steel-nib pens became popular in the 19th century not because they were superior to quill pens
but rather because they could be mass produced using industrial technologies.
d) Technological change is influenced by a complex interplay between technological devices, the
skills required to use them, and the social organizational context.
e) All of the above ARF true
Question 7 (1 point)
When the British government formulated new legislation to improve working conditions in textile
factories the Luddite movement came to an end.
True False
Question 8 (1 point)
Voids critique of rationalism implies that indigenous ways of knowing are invaluable and irreplaceable
precisely because they are non-rational.
True False
Question 9 (1 point)
According to Volti, an excessive focus on science and mathematics may be problematic for an
engineering education because
a) it restricts creativity.
b) it devalues non-verbal thought.
c) it discourages attempts to tackle problems that do not have a single unique solution.
d) all of the above
Question 10 (1 point)
The development of laser technology was driven by an immediate and pressing demand for its
application in the field of medical sciences.
True False
,Question 11 (1 point)
With respect to the rational approach shared by technological and scientific modes of inquiry, which of
the following is NOT true?
e) a propensity to challenge traditional intellectual
a) authorities a frequent reliance upon human creativity and imagination
b) a desire to develop exact methods of measurement
c) a willingness to settle questions through observation, testing and experimentation
Question 12 (1 point)
Evidence of the increasing use of Indigenous knowledge in the discussions, research, and practices of
developmental theorists includes all but which of the following?
a) increased government funding for issues relating to Indigenous knowledge
b) increased interest in Indigenous knowledge observed in academic journals and popular media
c) increasing popularity of issues relating to Indigenous knowledge presented at academic
conferences
d) increasing use of rationalism and quantitative analysis in efforts to solve the problems of
underdevelopment
Question 13 (1 point)
Technology facilitates the advance of scientific knowledge in which of the following ways?
a) Scientific research may be triggered when existing technologies defy accepted scientific
principles.
b) Technological development often generates data, problems, and research opportunities which
may trigger scientific research.
c) Technological development supplies devices and instruments essential for scientific inquiry.
d) all of the above
Question 14 (1 point)
The strong correlation typically observed between high rates of infant mortality and inadequate public
health technologies is NOT evident in Innu communities because of the Federal governments
successful efforts to modernize Northern urban technological infrastructure.
True False
Question 15 (1 point)
According to Volti, the decision to develop a new technology is NOT simply based on the technical merits
of the technology itself but, rather, on the distribution of power in society as well.
True False
, Question 16 (1 point)
The introduction of western institutions (e.g., the church, formal education, modern medicine, Euro-
Canadian criminal justice, etc.) into Innu communities has failed to reflect a sensitivity towards
the importance of preserving traditional Innu culture and ways of life.
True False
Question 17 (1 point)
The suicide rate of the Innu of Davis Inlet (Utshimassits) is approximatelytimes that
of the general Canadian population (Canada's Tibet: The Killing of the Innu).
a) 3
b) 13
c) 23
d) 50
Question 18 (1 point)
The first book with the word "technology" in its title was written by
a) Sigmund Freud.
b) Rudi Volti.
c) Karl Marx.
d) Jacob Bigelow.
e) Lewis Mumford.
Question 19 (1 point)
For which of the following reasons is technological change often equated with social progress?
a) Technological change is often associated with dramatic improvements in the human condition.
b) The notions of social progress and technological change are both viewed to be dynamic and
cumulative.
c) The notion of social progress first emerged in Europe around the time that the pace of
technological change became exponential.
d) Proponents of technology (e.g., corporations) tend to highlight the benefits of technology (e.g.,
through advertising) while hiding the social costs.
e) All of the above
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