The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff - Quiz
  • 1. What term does Zuboff use to describe the commodification of personal data?
A) Data Monetization
B) Information Age
C) Surveillance Capitalism
D) Digital Economy
  • 2. Zuboff argues that surveillance capitalism threatens which of the following?
A) Privacy
B) Globalization
C) Employment
D) Economic Growth
  • 3. What type of behavioral data do companies primarily collect?
A) User interactions
B) Political beliefs
C) Medical records
D) Financial information
  • 4. Zuboff claims that surveillance capitalism undermines which social concept?
A) Education
B) Democracy
C) Trade
D) Technology
  • 5. What does Zuboff suggest is essential to combat surveillance capitalism?
A) Increased competition
B) Consumer obedience
C) Regulatory frameworks
D) Corporate responsibility
  • 6. In what decade did surveillance capitalism begin to emerge?
A) 1980s
B) 2010s
C) 2000s
D) 1990s
  • 7. What is the primary ethical concern related to surveillance capitalism?
A) Job automation
B) Exploitation of personal data
C) Economic inequality
D) Consumer debt
  • 8. Zuboff's book is a critique of which broader social phenomenon?
A) Social media
B) Capitalist markets
C) Global trade
D) Surveillance
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