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