Question 1

Modern science depends on&#10;A)opinions&#10;B)beliefs&#10;C)facts&#10;D)intuitions

Accepted Answer

Modern science relies on empirical evidence and observable facts to build knowledge and understand the natural world, distinguishing it from opinions, beliefs, or intuitions which are subjective.

Question 2

Methods that are create and speculative are employed by&#10;A)social science&#10;B)humanities&#10;C)physical science&#10;D)natural science

Accepted Answer

The humanities often employ creative and speculative methods to explore human culture, art, history, and philosophy, unlike the more empirical approaches typically used in the sciences.

Question 3

Humanities emphasis the role of&#10;A)meaning of human conditions&#10;B)purpose of human conditions&#10;C)goals of human conditions&#10;D)all of these

Accepted Answer

Humanities focus on understanding the meaning, purpose, and goals of human conditions, encompassing a broad range of topics including literature, philosophy, history, and the arts.

Question 4

The source of all the sciences and social sciences is&#10;A)philosophy&#10;B)history&#10;C)psychology&#10;D)astrology

Accepted Answer

Philosophy is considered the foundation of all sciences and social sciences because it deals with the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, from which specific scientific disciplines have evolved.

Question 5

The classical Greek notion of philosophy was&#10;A)to improve our social world&#10;B)to educate its citizens&#10;C)to demarcate the national and social world&#10;D)to understand the world

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The answer of The classical Greek notion of philosophy was&#10;A)to...

Question 6

Literature is primarily a subject of&#10;A)natural sciences&#10;B)social sciences&#10;C)humanities&#10;D)psychology

Accepted Answer

Literature is primarily a subject of the humanities, which includes the study of languages, literature, philosophy, history, and the arts. It focuses on human culture, thought, and expression rather than the natural or social sciences.

Question 7

History deals with&#10;A)fancies&#10;B)facts&#10;C)hypotheses of past&#10;D)beliefs

Accepted Answer

History deals with facts as it involves the study and analysis of past events based on evidence and records.

Question 8

Term ideology was coined by&#10;A)louis althusser&#10;B)terry eagleton&#10;C)destutt de tracy&#10;D)frantz fanan

Accepted Answer

The term "ideology" was coined by Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy, a French Enlightenment philosopher, in the late 18th century. He used it to refer to a new "science of ideas" he hoped would form a secure foundation for the moral and political sciences.

Question 9

David Hume was a&#10;A)german scientists&#10;B)british philosopher&#10;C)french sociologist&#10;D)american educationist

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The answer of David Hume was a&#10;A)german scientists&#10;B)british philosopher&#10;C)french sociologist&#10;D)american...

Question 10

Twentieth century literary criticism attempted to keep away from&#10;A)discuss on value&#10;B)discussion on taste&#10;C)discussion on reality&#10;D)discussion on truth

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The answer of Twentieth century literary criticism attempted to keep...

Question 11

Positivism laid stress on use of&#10;A)social science method&#10;B)cultural studies&#10;C)natural sciences&#10;D)spiritual metaphysics

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The answer of Positivism laid stress on use of&#10;A)social science...

Question 12

Cause hypotheses and explanations are the testing ground of&#10;A)natural sciences&#10;B)social sciences&#10;C)literature&#10;D)philosophy

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The answer of Cause hypotheses and explanations are the testing...

Question 13

There is relative freedom from subjective biases in study of&#10;A)philosophy&#10;B)literature&#10;C)natural sciences&#10;D)social sciences

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The answer of There is relative freedom from subjective biases...

Question 14

What is prominent factor in structuring taste?&#10;A)education&#10;B)family status&#10;C)social class&#10;D)personality

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The answer of What is prominent factor in structuring taste?&#10;A)education&#10;B)family...

Question 15

______ is the belief that human beings possess an innate, natural unchanging identity&#10;A)idealism&#10;B)essentialism&#10;C)constructivism&#10;D)naturalism

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The answer of ______ is the belief that human beings...

Question 16

Theories which understand reality as constructed within culture through language are called _____ theories.&#10;A)constructivist&#10;B)essentialist&#10;C)idealist&#10;D)pragmatist

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The answer of Theories which understand reality as constructed within...

Question 17

The evolved human capacity to classify and represent experiences with symbols, and to act imaginatively and creatively is called.&#10;A)culture&#10;B)subjectivity&#10;C)identity&#10;D)language

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The answer of The evolved human capacity to classify and...

Question 18

_____ is the verbal expression of culture&#10;A)signs&#10;B)language&#10;C)signals&#10;D)symbols

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The answer of _____ is the verbal expression of culture&#10;A)signs&#10;B)language&#10;C)signals&#10;D)symbols...

Question 19

Capacity that separates humans from other primates&#10;A)emotions&#10;B)mobility&#10;C)communication&#10;D)language

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The answer of Capacity that separates humans from other primates&#10;A)emotions&#10;B)mobility&#10;C)communication&#10;D)language...

Question 20

The core idea that man's language moulds his perception of reality belongs to&#10;A)sapir and whorf&#10;B)saussure and choamsky&#10;C)bloomfield and halliday&#10;D)none of the above

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The answer of The core idea that man's language moulds...

Question 21

The study of the cultural system of signs is called&#10;A)linguistics&#10;B)pragmatics&#10;C)symbolism&#10;D)semiotics

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The answer of The study of the cultural system of...

Question 22

Hignlish is an example of&#10;A)dialect&#10;B)idiolect&#10;C)ethnolect&#10;D)genderlect

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The answer of Hignlish is an example of&#10;A)dialect&#10;B)idiolect&#10;C)ethnolect&#10;D)genderlect...

Question 23

Father of modern linguistics&#10;A)saussure&#10;B)bloomfield&#10;C)halliday&#10;D)chomsky

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The answer of Father of modern linguistics&#10;A)saussure&#10;B)bloomfield&#10;C)halliday&#10;D)chomsky...

Question 24

The Social, economic and cultural context in which reality is represented and communicates meaning is called&#10;A)institution&#10;B)society&#10;C)dialogue&#10;D)discourse

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The answer of The Social, economic and cultural context in...

Deck 1: Science, Humanities, and Language Studies