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QUIZ Assessment 1 - 648752 “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” (Mark Fisher) My personal opinion on this statement, is most closely described by: a. Who cares? b. This is what comes from a world population that believ$3.86
QUIZ Assessment 1 - 648752 “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” (Mark Fisher) My personal opinion on this statement, is most closely described by: a. Who cares? b. This is what comes from a world population that believ
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SUS1501-24-S1-171T 2. AT A CROSSROAD Assessment 1 - 648752
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Assessment 1 - 648752
Started on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 1:56 PM
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Question 1 “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” (Mark Fisher) My personal opinion on this statement, is most
Correct closely described by:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. Who cares?
Flag question b. This is what comes from a world population that believes that the path to enlightenment is Twitter.
c. Capitalism is absolutely the only viable economic system, so yes, this is true and right.
d. I had never thought of this, but as unreasonable as this might sound, it is actually so true.
e. I think that we need to work on our imagination then because this is clearly absurd.
The correct answers are: Who cares?, This is what comes from a world population that believes that the path to enlightenment is
Twitter., Capitalism is absolutely the only viable economic system, so yes, this is true and right., I had never thought of this, but as
unreasonable as this might sound, it is actually so true., I think that we need to work on our imagination then because this is clearly
absurd.
Question 2
“Black lives matter.” My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00
a. So do white lives matter.
Flag question
b. “All lives matter.”
c. This is just not supported by evidence.
d. Finally we are starting to recognise this!
e. Slogans are pointless. We need to enforce radical social changes aimed at actively destroying structural racism.
Your answer is correct.
The correct answers are:
So do white lives matter.,
“All lives matter.”, This is just not supported by evidence.,
Finally we are starting to recognise this!,
Slogans are pointless. We need to enforce radical social changes aimed at actively destroying structural racism.
Question 3 “In order to have the continued opportunity to express their ‘generosity,’ the oppressors must perpetuate injustice as well.” (Paulo
Correct Freire) My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. This is crazy ‘commie’ nonsense from Freire – it’s a disgrace that Unisa allows this rubbish to appear in its official study
Flag question
material.
b. This is rubbish - if it were not for the essential goodness of the wealthy, the lives of the poor would be so much worse than
they already are.
c. So let me get this straight – Freire is saying that in order for some (like Bill Gates for instance) to continue being
generous, wealth AND poverty need to be sustained? I’m going to have to think about this.
d. Freire is absolutely right - all this ‘generosity’ just makes rich people look like the heroes when actually they are the villains.
e. How can you possibly say something as ungrateful as option d?
The correct answers are: This is crazy ‘commie’ nonsense from Freire – it’s a disgrace that Unisa allows this rubbish to appear in its
official study material., This is rubbish - if it were not for the essential goodness of the wealthy, the lives of the poor would be so much
worse than they already are., So let me get this straight – Freire is saying that in order for some (like Bill Gates for instance) to continue
being generous, wealth AND poverty need to be sustained? I’m going to have to think about this., Freire is absolutely right - all this
‘generosity’ just makes rich people look like the heroes when actually they are the villains., How can you possibly say something as
ungrateful as option d?
Question 4 “If the present growth trends in world population, industrialization, pollution, food production, and resource depletion continue
Correct unchanged, the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime within the next one hundred years. The most probable result
will be a rather sudden and uncontrollable decline in both population and industrial capacity.” (The Limits to Growth, 1972) My
Mark 1.00 out of
personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
1.00
Flag question
a. I don’t believe this tale of doom.
b. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast, but I don’t think this is a problem as there is plenty of time to find
technological solutions to problems that emerge.
c. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving this is to put the brakes on human
population growth.
d. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority in solving this is for rich people to reduce their
consumption significantly.
e. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. The first priority is for poor people to not have more kids than they can
afford.
f. Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast. And frankly I don’t see any solution because increasing consumption is the
basis of our economic growth.
The correct answers are: I don’t believe this tale of doom., Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast, but I don’t think this is a
problem as there is plenty of time to find technological solutions to problems that emerge., Yes we are consuming natural resources too
fast. The first priority in solving this is to put the brakes on human population growth., Yes we are consuming natural resources too fast.
The first priority in solving this is for rich people to reduce their consumption significantly., Yes we are consuming natural resources
too fast. The first priority is for poor people to not have more kids than they can afford., Yes we are consuming natural resources too
fast. And frankly I don’t see any solution because increasing consumption is the basis of our economic growth.
Question 5 “Show me a great fortune and I’ll show you a great crime.” (a translation from Honoré de Balzac) My personal opinion on this
Correct statement is most closely described by:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. Clearly Balzac had taken too much hashish when he wrote that!
Flag question b. It is completely possible to make a fortune by legal means – in fact this is what I intend to do in my life.
c. I don't care - watch out Elon Musk, here I come!
d. I think that this is absolutely true.
e. Even if great fortunes are acquired in a technically legal way, they are always morally problematic.
The correct answers are: Clearly Balzac had taken too much hashish when he wrote that!, It is completely possible to make a fortune by
legal means – in fact this is what I intend to do in my life., I don't care - watch out Elon Musk, here I come!, I think that this is
absolutely true., Even if great fortunes are acquired in a technically legal way, they are always morally problematic.
Question 6 "Save the rhino!!" My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by:
Correct
Mark 1.00 out of a. Who cares?
1.00
b. Let the people who want to use this resource pay to protect it.
Flag question
c. We have bigger problems than worrying about rhinos.
d. We must save the rhinos for our children.
e. We must save the rhinos because it is the right thing to do.
The correct answers are: Who cares?, Let the people who want to use this resource pay to protect it., We have bigger problems than
worrying about rhinos., We must save the rhinos for our children., We must save the rhinos because it is the right thing to do.
Question 7 "You won’t make the poor rich by making the rich poorer." (Winston Churchill) My personal opinion of what should be done is most
Correct closely described by:
Mark 1.00 out of
1.00 a. This is rubbish and we should attack extreme wealth wherever it arises.
Flag question b. This is the sort of trite rhetoric that the rich try and sell to the world in order to protect their privilege.
c. This is rubbish. If a few take a huge share, it leaves that much less for the rest. It’s simple maths.
d. This is absolutely true. Without the money that the rich have, the poor would be that much worse off and lefty socialists
would do well to understand this fact.
e. Since my personal aim is to be rich, my opinion here is simple – just leave the rich alone.
The correct answers are: This is rubbish and we should attack extreme wealth wherever it arises., This is the sort of trite rhetoric that
the rich try and sell to the world in order to protect their privilege., This is rubbish. If a few take a huge share, it leaves that much less
for the rest. It’s simple maths., This is absolutely true. Without the money that the rich have, the poor would be that much worse off and
lefty socialists would do well to understand this fact., Since my personal aim is to be rich, my opinion here is simple – just leave the
rich alone.
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