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1st Examination
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Part 1. Using the choices in the box below, Identify what civilizations does the inventions belongs to
and write the letter on that corresponds to your answer.

A. SUMERIAN B. ABYLONIAN C. EGYPTIAN

D. GREEK E. ROMAN F. CHINESE

_________1. Road ________2. Sailboats. _________3. Soap

_________4. Cosmetics. _______5. Cartography. _________6. Wig
_________7. Newspaper. ________8. Silk. _______9. Water mill
_________10. Mathematics. ________11. Wheel. ______12. Odometer
_________13. Tea production. _______14. Gunpowder. ___15. Hieroglyphics

Patrt 2. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer in a pool of good answers.
16. What civilization called themselves as the black headed people?
a. Babylonian b. Sumerian c. Greek d. Egyptian
17. What is considered the first true city in the world?
a. Great Ziggurot of Ur b. Great city of Uruk c. Mesopotamia d. Hanging garden
18. All of the following organisms can be source of silk, EXCEPT.
a. Silkworm b. Caterpillar c. Cocoon of insects d. Earthworm
19. Which comes first?
a. Scroll b. Codex c. Book d. Stone tablet
20. During the invention of perfume, what is the name of the most popular perfume during that time?
a. Myrrh b. Mastic c. Kyphi d. Juniper
21. What is the main ingredients in making soap in early days?
a. Animal fats b. Plant fats c. Olive oil d. Palm oil
22. If Pamela had V popsicles and ate III, how many would she have left?
a. I b. II c. IV d. VI
23. In Roman numerals, the movie title 2001: A Space Odyssey would be:
a. CCI b. IMM c. MMI d. MXI
24. A boy turning 14 would probably have this many candles on his cake:
a. XIIII b. XIV c. CIII d. XVI
25. The word MIX happens to be Roman numerals for
a. 119 b. 910 c. 1010 d. 1009
26. If Julius has 7 books and Nancy has 9, how many books do they have altogether?
a. XVI b. VIIIX c. XIV d. XXIV
27. If you have a book with a copyright date of MCMXLVIII, it was published in
a. 1918. b. 1948 c. 1998 d. 1992
28. If you evenly divided D beads among C jars, how many beads would be in each jar?
a. V b. X c. DC d. CD
29. Which of the following elements are not necessary in making gunpowder?
a. Oxygen b. Carbon c. Potassium d. Sulfur
30. Which of the following are not uses of tea in early time?
a. Ritual offerings b. Eaten as vegetable c.Making soap d. Medicine
31. What instrument is needed in order to see far objects?
a. Microscope b. Lens c. Telescope d. Microscope
32. The cheese you bought at the store says it was made with pasteurized milk. What is
pasteurization?
 a. Pasteurization is a process where you only use high heat to kill bacteria in food and liquids.
b. Pasteurization is a process where you only use low heat to kills bacteria in food and liquids.
c. Pasteurization is a process where bacteria are killed in food and liquids.
d. Pasteurization is a process that uses refrigeration to kill bacteria in food and liquids.
33. Why would someone benefit from consuming pasteurized foods?
a. Pasteurized foods have more nutrients in them.
b. Pasteurized foods are cooked before you eat them.
c. Pasteurized foods remove every single harmful substance.
d. Pasteurized foods have a lesser chance of making you sick.
34. Pasteur was among the first to suggest that which of the following might be a good practice for
doctors and scientists?
a. Getting plenty of sleep c. Drink enough water
b. Washing your hands d. Eating lots of fruits and veggies
35. What is the contribution of Alexander Graham Bell?
a. Invented the printing press c. Invented the telescope
b. Invented the microscope d. invented the telephone

36. In terms of communication, which of the following is the easiest to connect people around the
globe?
a. Post card b. Old model phone c. Scroll d. Internet
37. Communications are made a lot more easier by
a. Horses b. Pigeons c. Mobile phones d. Electricity
38. A large amount of data usually involved in research can be easily accessed through
a. Computer b. Book c. Book marks d. Mobile phone
39. All of the following shows massive improvement of our daily lives, EXCEPT.
a. Lina uses LPG when she is cooking c. Adam rides horses to go to city
b. Ken uses washing machine in doing laundry d. Syme uses his phone in banking
40. All of the following are indicators of societal development, EXCEPT.
a. Unpaved road c. Many eco-friendly factories
b. Proper drainage system d. Street lights are working
41. What is the other term form earth-centered solar system?
a. Geocentric b. Heliocentric c. Multiverse d. Terrestrial
42. Who propose a theory that contradicts Ptolemy’s theory?
a. Darwin b. Linnaeus c. Copernicus d. Jenner
43.It is a practical application of knowledge in a particular area and a capability given by the practical
application of knowledge.
a. Science b. Technology c. Society d. Communication
44. Which of the following is the result of technological development?
a. Early human uses plants to cure diseases
b. Early human uses fire to cook food
c. Early human uses sailboats to travel from different places
d. Early human uses invented farming by drying nearby swamplands
45. Which of the following early form of invention lead to the development of community?
a. Cellphone b. Writing c. Farming d. Watermill
46. What is the first sentence produced and heard after inventing the telephone?
a. “Mr. Watson, come here I want to see you” c. “Ms. Watson, come here I want to see you”
b. “Mr. Watson, did you hear me?” d. “Ms. Watson, did you hear me?”
47. Who designed the Salamander Amphibous Tricycle?
a. Johann Guttenberg b. Atoy Llave c. Louis Pasteur d. Fidel Mundo
48. Who invented the printing press?
a. Johann Guttenberg b. Atoy Llave c. Louis Pasteur d. Fidel Mundo
49. Who first developed the oil refinery company?
a. Johann Guttenberg b. Salvino Armate c. Samuel Kier d. Hans Janssen
50. Who developed the first eye glasses?
a. Johann Guttenberg b. Salvino Armate c. Samuel Kier d. Hans Janssen