STS 101 Quiz #1

Question 1

He invented the Printing Press

Answer 1

Johan Gutenberg

Question 2

He developed the first compound microscope

Answer 2

Zacharias Janssen

Question 3

Was invented to address the need for publishing books

Answer 3

Printing Press

Question 4

He improved the telescope

Answer 4

Galileo Galilei

Question 5

A French Biologist, Microbiologist, and
Chemist by the name of Louis Pasteur found
a way to solve the problem of food
deterioration for dairy products due to
spoiling.

Answer 5

Louis Pasteur

Question 6

It is a process of
heating dairy products to kill the harmful bacteria that cause them to spoil faster.

Answer 6

Pasteurization

Question 7

The first to be
awarded a patent for the electric telephone in
1876

Answer 7

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 8

He invented kerosene by refining petroleum

Answer 8

Samuel M. Kier

Question 9

Other name for kerosene

Answer 9

Illuminating Oil

Question 10

Because of his observation, the drug Penicillin was developed

Answer 10

Alexander Fleming

Question 11

What fungus was the antiabiotic mold seen in a Petri-dish sample

Answer 11

Penicillium

Question 12

located on the southernmost tip of ancient Mesopotamia

Answer 12

Sumeria

Question 13

First writing system

Answer 13

Cuneiform

Question 14

Located
in the border of the famous Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Iraq.

Answer 14

Babylonian Civilization

Question 15

They built the famous pyramids, and they devised
a 365-day calendar

Answer 15

Ancient Egypt

Question 16

Egyptians developed a system of writing using symbols, known as

Answer 16

Hieroglyphics.

Question 17

An invention in the Greek civilization used in agricultural processing like milling of grains

Answer 17

Windmills

Question 18

The alarm clock was invented by who

Answer 18

Ancient Greeks

Question 19

the first
newspaper which contains announcements of the Roman Empire to the people.

Answer 19

Gazette

Question 20

The first book in Roman Empire- composed of papyrus pages bound together with an animal skin as its cover.

Answer 20

Codex

Question 21

The oldest civilization in Asia

Answer 21

Chinese civilization

Question 22

What historical antecedent connected Far East China to the world

Answer 22

Silk

Question 23

A treatment method that uses needles in which Chinese doctors used this to treat
diseases.

Answer 23

Acupuncture

Question 24

The great wall of china is made with

Answer 24

Stone, brick, wood, earth

Question 25

A drink which is made of crushed dried tea leaves that developed in the Chinese civilization

Answer 25

Tea

Question 26

Medieval or Middle Ages is also known as the

Answer 26

Dark Ages

Question 27

Considered to be one of the
creative periods in the history of humans and said to be the start of the first
industrial revolution.

Answer 27

Medieval/Middle Ages

Question 28

The effects
of scientific and technological developments are evident in the areas of
communication, transportation, and electricity.

Answer 28

Modern Times/Industry

Question 29

The study of the composition of substances and their changes.

Answer 29

Chemistry

Question 30

The study of living things

Answer 30

Biology

Question 31

Study of plants

Answer 31

Botany

Question 32

Study of animals

Answer 32

Zoology

Question 33

Study of matter, energy, motion, and forces

Answer 33

Physics

Question 34

Study how social, political, and cultural
values affect scientific research and technological innovation and affect the
community.

Answer 34

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

Question 35

Was the philosophy domain

Answer 35

Science

Question 36

Was the philosophy domain

Answer 36

Technology

Question 37

The sumerian introduced the ____ calendar?

Answer 37

360 day calendar

Question 37

“systematic
treatment of art.”

Answer 37

Technology