- 1. 1. What makes a word different from an ordinary sound?
A) Its frequency
B) Its length
C) Its ability to carry information
D) Its volume
- 2. 2. The Ancient Greeks believed that the naming and classifying nature was important because:
A) It made nature easier to paint
B) It was the first step to understanding the world
C) It allowed them to hunt better
D) It helped them memorize myths
- 3. 3. Plato’s concept of “One and the Many” refers to:
A) The unity behind the diversity in nature
B) The separation of worlds
C) The equality of all humans
D) Counting numbers in mathematics
- 4. 4. The term meta phusis literally means:
A) Before life
B) Below the elements
C) Beyond nature
D) Inside the earth
- 5. 5. Why is mathematics considered the “language of nature”?
A) It was invented by ancient Egyptians
B) It is easier than reading
C) It uses symbols instead of words
D) It describes natural laws precisely
- 6. 6. Isaac Newton’s major contribution to technology and science is:
A) Showing how math explains forces and motion
B) Inventing electricity
C) Creating the first telescope
D) Writing the first encyclopedia
- 7. 7. Early Western thinkers were able to use nature’s forces because:
A) They had special machines
B) They understood natural principles
C) They copied other civilizations
D) They memorized myths
- 8. 8. Which ancient invention shows early understanding of energy?
A) Cave paintings
B) Stone hammer
C) Hero of Alexandria’s steam engine
D) Rope-making tools
- 9. 9. What major problem did the printing press solve?
A) Lack of writing materials
B) Expensive paper production
C) Too many libraries
D) Slow and limited hand-copying of ideas
- 10. 10. The printing press transformed cultures mainly because:
A) It allowed ideas to spread widely and quickly
B) It created new languages
C) It replaced all oral traditions
D) It taught people how to draw
- 11. 11. Who invented the World Wide Web?
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Tim Berners-Lee
C) Albert Einstein
D) Charles Babbage
- 12. 12. Why was the World Wide Web created?
A) To help scientists share and analyze massive data
B) For online shopping
C) To replace television
D) To entertain the public
- 13. 13. CERN needed a better way to handle data because:
A) They had too many workers
B) They lacked electricity
C) Their atom smasher produced huge amounts of information
D) Their computers were old
- 14. 14. What makes digital information different from older forms of communication?
A) Meaning is carried through electronic signals
B) It cannot be copied
C) It is slower but more artistic
D) It replaces all spoken language
- 15. 15. A danger of modern information sharing is:
A) Internet connection becoming expensive
B) Too many books
C) Spread of half-truths and lies
D) Lack of mobile phones
- 16. 16. Social media tends to create:
A) Random interactions
B) Groups of people with similar beliefs
C) Communities of only scientists
D) No communication at all
- 17. 17. Why must we be vigilant when using technology?
A) It is always dangerous
B) It can harm people if used irresponsibly
C) It can be stolen easily
D) It is difficult to understand
- 18. 18. The comparison between a sail catching wind and modern machines shows that:
A) Sailing is more important than engineering
B) Machines are unnecessary
C) Old and new technologies follow the same natural principles
D) Technology always becomes smaller
- 19. 19. What allowed ideas to cross time and space even before the internet?
A) Cave drawings
B) Oral chanting
C) The printing press
D) Smoke signals
- 20. 20. What is the main connection between science, language, and technology?
A) They are only used in school
B) They help humans understand, explain, and control nature
C) They all come from the Greeks
D) They all require electricity
- 21. 21. Words are just sounds and do not naturally carry meaning unless people assign meaning to them.
A) True
B) False
- 22. 22. Classifying and naming objects in nature was considered the first step to knowledge by ancient thinkers.
A) True
B) False
- 23. 23. Plato’s idea of “One and the Many” suggests that all things in the world are completely unrelated.
A) True
B) False
- 24. 24. The term meta phusis refers to looking for what lies beyond or behind nature.
A) False
B) True
- 25. 25. Mathematics is not connected to nature and is only a human invention for convenience.
A) False
B) True
- 26. 26. Isaac Newton helped establish mathematics as a tool to describe natural laws.
A) False
B) True
- 27. 27. Early Western thinkers controlled nature by understanding the principles behind natural forces.
A) False
B) True
- 28. 28. Hero of Alexandria created an early form of a steam engine in ancient times.
A) False
B) True
- 29. 29. Before the printing press, people relied heavily on hand-copying texts to preserve knowledge.
A) False
B) True
- 30. 30. The invention of the printing press faster the spread of ideas.
A) True
B) False
- 31. 31. The printing press helped communities of thinkers grow because books became easier to share.
A) True
B) False
- 32. 32. The digital world of today is completely unrelated to earlier scientific and technological developments.
A) False
B) True
- 33. 33. The World Wide Web was originally created to help scientists at CERN share massive amounts of data.
A) False
B) True
- 34. 34. CERN needed the World Wide Web mainly because their atom smasher produced very little data.
A) False
B) True
- 35. 35. The rise of the internet made the transmission of ideas faster but also less reliable.
A) False
B) True
- 36. 36. Disinformation refers to information that is false or misleading.
A) False
B) True
- 37. 37. Social media often forms groups of people who share identical beliefs, creating echo chambers.
A) False
B) True
- 38. 38. Digital signals carry meaning through electronic codes rather than traditional spoken language.
A) False
B) True
- 39. 39. Even simple technologies like sails and levers follow the same natural principles as modern machines.
A) False
B) True
- 40. 40. Human beings don’t use science and technology to solve problems and explore new frontiers.
A) True
B) False
- 41. 41. The spread of knowledge through the internet removes the need for critical thinking.
A) False
B) True
- 42. 42. Ideas couldn’t travel across time and space even before the internet, thanks to the printing press.
A) True
B) False
- 43. 43. In the age of information, deeper meaning is often replaced by fast digital communication.
A) True
B) False
- 44. 44. The reliability of information online is always guaranteed because it comes from many voices.
A) False
B) True
- 45. 45. Science comes from the Latin word scire, meaning “to see.”
A) False
B) True
- 46. 46. Technology is only a modern invention and did not exist in ancient times.
A) False
B) True
- 47. 47. Understanding nature’s laws allowed humans to create tools and machines that improved their lives.
A) True
B) False
- 48. 48. The invention of the printing press was one of the most important turning points in human history.
A) False
B) True
- 49. 49. The digital age is an extension of scientific progress and earlier technological discoveries.
A) False
B) True
- 50. 50. If technology has many benefits, humans no longer need to use it responsibly.
A) False
B) True
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