Question 1 of 20
Alvin Toffler, in defining future shock, invented the term:
A. information overload.
B. disinformation.
C. misinformation.
D. cultural lag.
Question 2 of 20
According to Brian Clark Howard, only 10 percent of the water in the Colorado River is left when the river crosses the Mexican border. That water is captured by a dam that supplies water to people south of the border. As a result it's only very seldom that the remaining water in the river ever reaches its delta in the:
A. Gulf of California.
B. Pacific coast.
C. Gulf of Mexico.
D. Gulf of San Diego.
Question 3 of 20
Two thirds of illiterate people on our planet are women and, at the same time, __________ percent of the people living in poverty are women.
A. 58
B. 60
C. 65
D. 70
Question 4 of 20
For Gerhard Lenski, the key to human progress is:
A. sentience.
B. information.
C. mastery of language.
D. logic and writing.
Question 5 of 20
According to a report on 18 scientific associations, __________ that we are in an age of human-caused climate change.
A. all of the 18 affirm
B. about half of the 18 agree
C. only two of the 18 disagree
D. about two thirds of the 18 affirm
Question 6 of 20
The belief that anything worth knowing must be derived from data provided in our five senses is called:
A. parallelism.
B. objectification.
C. positivism.
D. scientism.
Question 7 of 20
What country in the Middle East has sustained the most damage from inefficient and overuse of fresh water in a region where rainfall is sparse?
A. Iran
B. Syria
C. Lebanon
D. Afghanistan
Question 8 of 20
Regarding the downside of digital technology, which of these tends most directly to make people feel like "rats in a maze"?
A. Automated phone-answering menus
B. Government surveillance
C. Social media
D. Computer monitored industrial efficiency
Question 9 of 20
To accomplish a paradigm shift, the heaviest burden must be borne by the:
A. peripheral states.
B. established semi-peripheral states.
C. newly established semi-peripheral nations.
D. developed nations.
Question 10 of 20
Under the concept of __________ we are to assume that for every effect there is an identifiable cause.
A. objectivism
B. reductionism
C. expressionism
D. determinism
Question 11 of 20
The main argument against the use of nuclear fission for generating energy is the:
A. risk of a core meltdown.
B. risk of water pollution.
C. accumulation of lethal radioactive waste.
D. finite supply of uranium.
Question 12 of 20
Scientism is not science because its premises cannot be subjected to:
A. contradiction.
B. falsification.
C. empirical analysis.
D. empirical observation.
Question 13 of 20
Carbon atoms have __________ open gaps in their L shell, thus permitting the formation of highly complex compounds, such as proteins and DNA molecules.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Question 14 of 20
The Nile has two main sources. The Blue Nile flows from the highlands of Ethiopia; the White Nile flows from the region of Lake Victoria in Uganda. The two rivers meet at Khartoum in Sudan. Today, there are serious tensions between the governments of Egypt and Ethiopia regarding:
A. the construction of an Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile in order to divert water to agricultural uses.
B. construction of an Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile for producing hydroelectric power.
C. construction of an enormous dam on the border of Sudan in order to produce hydroelectric power to both Sudan and Ethiopia.
D. hampering construction of a second Egyptian hydroelectric dam due to a reduced flow of the upper Nile.
Question 15 of 20
The English word "left" is derived from the Old English lyft, which means:
A. debased.
B. crooked.
C. sinister.
D. worthless.
Question 16 of 20
Which of these statements is TRUE?
A. Over a 134 time span, 2015 was the warmest year ever recorded.
B. Global temperatures were actually higher than they are now in the late 1920s.
C. Over a 134 time span, 2010 was the warmest year ever recorded.
D. Global temperatures are lower than average during an El Niño event.
Question 17 of 20
Respecting energy, in Leslie White's formula, E=P*T, "T" stands for:
A. the measure of energy efficiency.
B. the sum of energy produced.
C. energy production per capita.
D. a measure of energy dissipation per capita.
Question 18 of 20
Annually, Americans produce about __________ of the world's solid waste.
A. one third
B. one fourth
C. two thirds
D. half
Question 19 of 20
According to Leslie White, the key to human progress is:
A. controlling population.
B. the mastery of mathematics.
C. the domestication of animals.
D. harnessing energy.
Question 20 of 20
How much of Earth's fresh water is easily accessed?
A. 2.5 percent
B. 1.0 percent
C. 1.5 percent
D. 3.0 percent
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