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STS Test Questions
a) Ancient philosophers
b) Classical Greek philosophers
c) Philosophers of Stone
d) Philosophers of nature
2. It is the backbone of what modern men called science?
a) Discipline
b) Knowledge
c) Natural Philosophy
d) Philosophers of Nature
3. The word science comes from the Latin _, which means knowledge.
a) Sciencia
b) Sientia
c) Scientia
d) Sciensia
4. As science, knowledge and the process of acquiring it works according to some proven _?
a) Observation and hypothesis
b) Fact and opinion
c) Principles of theory
d) Literature or law
5. It is best described as the augmentation of what already exists?
a) Science
b) Power
c) Technology
d) Society
6. The word technology comes from the Greek word _ means art or skill.
a) Tekne
b) Tekhne
c) Techno
d) Techne
There are various perspective interpretations of the course STS around the world. Determine whose
version is being described.