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Question 1. The Neolithic Revolution was a result of

• controlled planting of crops.
• domestication of animals.
• development of irrigation systems.
• All of the above

Question 2. In the Neolithic Revolution, the growth of communities was a result of

• the use of steam as an energy source.
• farming and the domestication of animals.
• conquest and settlement.
• new trade routes to the East.

Question 3. Rapid urbanization in Britain during the 19th century was the result of

• new enclosure laws in rural areas.
• a shift from household production to factory production.
• a growing dependence upon steam power.
• All of the above

Question 4. Although telephone systems had much in common with telegraph systems, telephone technology was a more social technology because

• the telephone was a user-to-user technology.
• the telegraph required trained interpreters as intermediaries.
• the telegraph networked businesses and agencies.
• All of the above

Question 5. One of the characteristics of Wiki art is

• it is all the property of Wikipedia.
• it's collaborative and ever-changing.
• that finished pieces are sold on an online forum.
• that it allows professional artists a new medium.

Question 6. Which of the following is NOT a scholarly resource?

• Journal of the American Medical Association
• https://journalofaccountancy.com
• Chicago Tribune
• www.econlib.org

Question 7. In Britain, members of the industrial middle classes

• kept summer homes in the country to avoid deadly smog.
• became Luddites and destroyed machines.
• supported labor reforms in Parliament.
• did not send their children to work in factories.

Question 8. The intended reader of a scholarly resource would be

• students.
• academics.
• professionals.
• All of the above

Question 9. The term nanotechnology was first used to refer to

• genetically engineered crops.
• production technology.
• communication between multiple cells.
• early personal computers.

Question 10. In China, much research into genetically modified organisms is sponsored by the state, but in the west, research is

• primarily publicly funded.
• left solely to research universities.
• driven by a handful of large for-profit corporations.
• guided by public input and consultation.