American culture

How was America criticized for it's trash producing "skills"?

• "selecitve" country

• "environment-friendly" country

• "throw-away" country

• "garbage-minimalizer" country

is the national resources the only reason why America became rich?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

Also the beliefs, determination, and hard work of early settlers were equally important.

When Tocqueville visited the US fifty years after it gained its freedom, what did he see?

• The US never gained its freedom from England.

• The country was still poor and was struggling with producing the bare minimum.

• The country made great progress, despite having little money, in both trading and manufacturing.

Which technological progress made it possible for advertisement to rise up significantly in the mid 20th century?

• smartphones

• radio

• television

• internet

Is it possible to have personalized ads on the internet nowadays?

• yes

• no

What is the 3 things American consumers like the most?

• Discomfort, dirtyness and boredom.

• Comfort, cleanliness and novelty.

• Dogs, cats and rabbits.

• False advertisement, misleading news, wiseness.

How did the use of phones, the internet and other devices change the television-watching habits of the Americans?

• It got fragmented, with less people watching TV.

• More people prefer watching TV.

• There was no change, people watch TV the same amount of time as before.

Is that true that every news is always factually correct, interpreted right, never superficial and even silly?

• no

• yes

Answer explanation

It is due to the fact, that people have great desires for instant news and reports, which results in the providers' mistakes. It is thanks to the Internet and the 24-h cable news.

How does Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt describe the Big Data?

• It is too much information for the everyday people to understand and control, hence it needs to be destroyed.

• It is data that is too big to consume.

• It is something that was created only to disturb and threat people.

• It is an extraordinary knowledge revolution that is sweeping, almost invisibly, through business, academia, government, health care and everyday life.

What is the digital exhaust?

• It is everything we do on the internet, leaving a mark and staying on the internet forever.

• It is only understood for social media.

• It is a gamer expression, when we play with a car game, this is what we call what comes out of the engine.