MIDTERM STS QUIZ

Which of the following terms best describes the effort to achieve self-actualization and fulfillment within a larger community of individuals, each with the right to pursue his or her own such efforts?

• Individualism

• Collectivism

• Human flourishing

• Nationalism

Which term is often used to describe human flourishing in literature, likening humans to flowers achieving their full bloom?

• Eudaimonia

• Hedonism

• Stoicism

• Nihilism

The ancient Greek term "techne" refers to:

• A philosophical concept of the highest good

• A scientific method of inquiry

• A practical skill or craft

• A religious belief system

The ancient Greek term "logos" refers to:

• A philosophical concept of the highest good

• A rational argument or discourse

• A spiritual belief system

• A practical skill or craft

Who is credited with successfully sending images through wires using a rotating metal disk?

• Alan Turing

• Paul Gottlieb Nipkow

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Television serves as a platform for:

• Advertisements and information dissemination only

• Recreational activity only

• Different propagandas and advocacies only

• All of the above

According to a survey conducted in 2011-2012, what percentage of the urban population in the Philippines considered a mobile phone as a necessity in life?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

What is the term for knowledge communicated or obtained concerning a specific fact or circumstance?

• Information

• Data

• Wisdom

•  Insight

In Plato's theory of forms, the highest and most perfect form of reality is known as:

• The World of Matter

• The Realm of Ideas

• The Form of the Good

• . The Allegory of the Cave

In Plato's theory of forms, the imperfect and ever-changing realm of physical objects is known as:

• The World of Forms

• The Realm of Ideas

• The World of Matter

• The Form of the Good