- 1. What is one common indicator people use to measure progress in society?
A) Cultural festivals
B) Religious participation
C) Infrastructure and technology
D) Happiness index
- 2. According to the text, true progress begins with.
A) Wealth accumulation
B) Political power
C) Individual growth
D) Government projects
- 3. Development is often equated with?
A) Growth and greater consumption
B) Peace and justice
C) Social equality
D) Art and literature
- 4. Who challenges the conventional idea of development and introduces the concept of “de-development”?
A) Edward Skidelsky
B) Peter Edward
C) Robert Skidelsky
D) Jason Hickel
- 5. Jason Hickel is an anthropologist at which institution?
A) University of Oxford
B) London School of Economics
C) Stanford University
D) Harvard University
- 6. He is the author who warned about the misuse of science and compared it to magic.
A) Martin Heidegger
B) Francis Bacon
C) Jason Hickel
D) C.S Lewis
- 7. What is the main strategy of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty?
A) Promoting renewable energy
B) Providing universal healthcare
C) Economic growth
D) Redistributing wealth
- 8. It means believing too easily in anything labeled as “scientific” without questioning it.
A) Scientism
B) Science as Power
C) Science as Credulity
D) Science as Religion
- 9. Scientists warn that we are exceeding what critical limits due to overconsumption?
A) Cultural traditions
B) Scientific discoveries
C) Political boundaries
D) Planetary boundaries
- 10. The comparison Lewis made to show how science, when abused, becomes like magic powerful but dangerous.
A) The Two Faces of Science
B) The Double Mirror
C) The Magician’s Twin
D) The Iron Cage
- 11. Economist Peter Edward suggests rich countries should?
A) Catch up with poor countries
B) Expand consumer markets
C) Focus on zero population growth
D) Catch down to more appropriate levels of development
- 12. Which country achieves high happiness and long life expectancy with relatively low income levels?
A) Germany
B) Costa Rica
C) Japan
D) United States
- 13. The concept of “Buen Vivir,” or “good living,” comes from which region?
A) Africa
B) Middle East
C) Europe
D) Latin America
- 14. Robert and Edward Skidelsky’s book How Much is Enough? suggests policies such as.
A) Longer working hours
B) Increased advertising
C) Unlimited consumption
D) Shorter working week and basic income
- 15. According to Hickel, overconsumption is mainly caused by?
A) Low-income farmers
B) Small communities
C) Rich countries
D) Poor countries
- 16. It refers to treating science like a religion that replaces moral or spiritual beliefs?
A) Science as Power
B) Scientism
C) Science as Credulity
D) Science as Religion
- 17. The idea that both science and ethics must work together for real progress and human good.
A) Human Flourishing
B) Science as Religion
C) Science as Credulity
D) Scientism
- 18. It describes using science to gain control or dominance over people or nature.
A) Science as Religion
B) Scientism
C) Science as Power
D) Science as Credulity
- 19. It is the belief that science is the only way to know truth and solve problems?
A) Scientism
B) Science as Credulity
C) Science as Power
D) Science as Religion
- 20. It tells us that we need to shift some of the yields of growth from the richer segments of the population to the poorer ones.
A) Capitalist Theorist
B) Humanist Philosopher
C) Progressive Economist
D) Political Scientist
- 21. The concept of Buen Vivir (Good Living) focuses on living in harmony with people and nature instead of chasing wealth.
A) False
B) True
- 22. Terms like “de-growth” or “de-development” often sound negative and discourage people from accepting the idea.
A) True
B) Flase
- 23. Most people in rich countries believe that buying and owning less will automatically reduce happiness.
A) True
B) False
- 24. Costa Rica shows that it is possible to achieve high happiness and life expectancy with lower income compared to the US.
A) Flase
B) True
- 25. Peter Edward suggests that rich countries should “catch down” instead of forcing poor countries to “catch up.”
A) True
B) False
- 26. The Earth can only support each person consuming about 1.8 global hectares of resources per year.
A) False
B) True
- 27. Scientists say that overconsumption in poor countries is the main cause of the global ecological crisis.
A) True
B) False
- 28. Orthodox economists believe that continuous growth will eventually solve poverty.
A) True
B) False
- 29. Since 1980, the global economy has grown by 380%, but poverty has also increased.
A) True
B) Flase
- 30. The main strategy of the SDGs is to reduce overconsumption in rich countries.
A) True
B) False
- 31. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty by 2030.
A) True
B) False
- 32. Jason Hickel argues that instead of developing poor countries, rich countries should “de-develop.”
A) True
B) False
- 33. Jason Hickel is an economist from Harvard University who supports more growth in poor countries.
A) True
B) False
- 34. Development is often equated with growth and greater consumption.
A) True
B) False
- 35. Infrastructure and technology are indicators that humans and societies are progressing.
A) True
B) False
- 36. The idea of de-developing rich countries might prove to be a strong rallying cry in the global South, but it will be tricky to sell Westerners.
A) False
B) True
- 37. Progressive economists tell us that we need to shift some of the yields of growth from the poorer segments of the population to the richer ones.
A) False
B) True
- 38. Albert Einstein challenge us to rethink and reflect on a different paradigm of de-development.
A) False
B) True
- 39. Scientism is the belief that science is the only way to know truth and solve problems.
A) True
B) False
- 40. Magic and Science both are powerful, but both can be dangerous if used without wisdom.
A) False
B) True
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