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DeVry <strong>LAS</strong> <strong>432</strong> <strong>Midterm</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> (<strong>Updated</strong>)<br />

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1. (TCO 1) The Neolithic Revolution was a result of (Points : 5)<br />

controlled planting of crops.<br />

domestication of animals.<br />

development of irrigation systems.<br />

All of the above<br />

Question 2.2. (TCOs 2 & 8) During the Protestant Reformation, the printing press<br />

(Points : 5)<br />

created a new desire for books.<br />

became popular in Muslim countries.<br />

was used by the Catholic church to fight heresy.<br />

helped to satisfy a growing demand for vernacular books.


Question 3.3. (TCO 4) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Wiki art? (Points :<br />

5)<br />

It is dynamic and ever-changing.<br />

It is collaborative.<br />

It can involve music, poetry, video, and stories.<br />

It relies on the talents of trained professional artists.<br />

Question 4.4. (TCOs 2 & 8) Although telephone systems had much in common with<br />

telegraph systems, telephone technology was a more social technology because<br />

(Points : 5)<br />

the telephone was a user-to-user technology.<br />

the telegraph required trained interpreters as intermediaries.<br />

the telegraph networked businesses and agencies.<br />

All of the above


Question 5.5. (TCO 4) In Wiki art, the artist is (Points : 5)<br />

a trained professional with computer skills.<br />

acknowledged for each individual contribution.<br />

anyone who collaborates on creating and recreating a piece.<br />

usually a CGI expert.<br />

Question 6.6. (TCO 8): The most culturally influential class in Industrial Britain was<br />

(Points : 5)<br />

the urban proletariat.<br />

the land-owning aristocracy.<br />

the growing number of factory workers.<br />

the wealthy middle classes.<br />

Question 7.7. (TCO 8) The term Luddite refers to (Points : 5)<br />

investors in industrial society.<br />

church leaders who supported child labor.<br />

workers who rejected new technologies.<br />

politicians who resisted factory reforms.


Question 8.8. (TCO 11) Which of the following is considered a scholarly resource? (Points :<br />

5)<br />

Chicago Tribune<br />

Journal of the American Medical Association<br />

Dr. Phil<br />

www.nbc.com<br />

Question 9.9. (TCO 12) The term nanotechnology was first used to refer to (Points : 5)<br />

genetically engineered crops.<br />

production technology.<br />

communication between multiple cells.<br />

early personal computers.<br />

Question 10.10. (TCO 12) In China, much research into genetically modified organisms is<br />

sponsored by the state, but in the west, research is (Points : 5)


primarily publicly funded.<br />

left solely to research universities.<br />

driven by a handful of large for-profit corporations.<br />

guided by public input and consultation.<br />

Q1) (TCOs 1 & 2) What are some of the key impacts of the Industrial Revolution? You<br />

may discuss not only ones which came about within the time-span attributed to the<br />

Industrial Revolution, but also those which stretched long past the end of that particular<br />

historical era. (Points: 50)<br />

(TCOs 4 & 8) Discuss the specific role the Protestant Reformation played in laying the<br />

groundwork for the advancement of communication techniques and technologies within<br />

Western culture. (Points : 50)<br />

(TCOs 3 & 4) Has the development of digital technologies democratized the art of<br />

photography? How has this affected our appreciation of the photographer as artist and<br />

photography as an art form? Explain using specific examples.(Points : 50)<br />

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