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Ch. 2 Science and Society

Ch. 2 Science and Society

Question 1 of 13

1

Who was the first known Greek philosopher?

Select one of the following:

  • Aristotle

  • Plato

  • Thales of Miletus

  • Hippocrates

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

1

Why was Aglaonike considered a sorceress?

Select one of the following:

  • She could predict when an eclipse would occur

  • She would mysteriously heal people

  • She would try to put curses onto people

  • She had a desire to study science

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

1

Who developed the theory of gravity?

Select one of the following:

  • Aristotle

  • Sir Isaac Newton

  • Plato

  • Marie Curie

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

1

Who was the first person to win two Nobel prizes in two different categories?

Select one of the following:

  • Marie Curie

  • Albert Einstein

  • Sir Isaac Newton

  • Antoine Lavoisier

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

1

Which new technologies have led to major ethical debates in modern societies?

Select one of the following:

  • Aerospace

  • Digital communications

  • Agricultural production

  • Transportation

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

1

Which of these is NOT a common part of industrialization?

Select one of the following:

  • Urbanization

  • A revitalization of traditional values

  • Greater access to education

  • Increased gender equality

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

1

New scientific discoveries since the 1990s that have prompted major ethical debates are largely from what field?

Select one of the following:

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Physics

  • Quantum physics

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

1

The first major shift between traditional ethics and science-based ethics occurred around what event?

Select one of the following:

  • The invention of social media

  • Industrialization

  • The first moon landing

  • The Cold War

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

1

Why can popularizing scientific ideas be a problem sometimes?

Select one of the following:

  • Because the public aren't scientifically literate enough to understand.

  • Because those ideas might be based on faulty data or turn out to be wrong.

  • It isn't ever a problem.

  • None of the other answers are correct.

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

1

What is the main goal of the mass media in reporting science?

Select one of the following:

  • To inform the public of new scientific discoveries and breakthroughs

  • To make money for their shareholders

  • To get people excited about science

  • None of the other answers are correct

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

1

Which of the following is NOT a reason the 1998 paper linking vaccines to autism was debunked?

Select one of the following:

  • The author faked the data

  • The author had multiple ethical breaches

  • The author had conflicts of interest

  • The author was not a scientist

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

1

Which of the following is NOT a complaint scientists sometimes have about the media?

Select one of the following:

  • Sensationalism

  • Lack of nuance

  • Misquoting the level of certainty scientists have about their data

  • Failing to spread the word

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

1

Which of the following is NOT a key principle of science?

Select one of the following:

  • The world makes consistent sense and can be understood.

  • Objectivity is hard for humans, so we need scientific processes to help.

  • Nothing is 100% certain, only very likely based on the data.

  • Some things are just not explainable.

Explanation

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