Technology
Before the 20th century, what "useful" things did the word technology usually describe?
The useful arts.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines technology as the practical application of what?
Knowledge.
What kind of "culture" was born thanks to the rise of the Internet and computers?
Cyberculture.
If a student is struggling with a difficult academic text but decides to persevere and continue working hard at it, which phrasal verb describes their persistence?
Keep at.
When a technology company is completely depleted of its physical inventory because demand was overwhelmingly high, what has the company done?
Sold out.
Which famous American university, chartered in 1861, helped connect the word to education?
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Ursula Franklin defined technology simply as "the way we do things..." where?
"Around here."
What hyphenated phrase means the absolute newest, highest-level technology available?
State-of-the-art.
When someone continuously performs an action or repeats a behavior, even when it might be annoying or unnecessary, which phrasal verb are they exhibiting?
Keep on.
If a larger tech conglomerate steps in to assume total control and leadership of a smaller startup, which phrasal verb describes this action?
Take over.
The word "technology" became popular during the second major wave of what historical event?
The Industrial Revolution.
Which French philosopher wrote about the "technologies of the self"?
Michel Foucault.
The text warns that technology can be used for good, or by bad governments for war and what else?
Political oppression.
If a researcher needs to stick strictly to a specific agenda, set of rules, or a predetermined plan without straying, which phrasal verb applies?
Keep to.
When a manager steps in to resolve a complex misunderstanding, correct an error, or clarify a chaotic situation, what are they doing to the problem?
Straightening it out (Straighten out).
Which American social scientist translated the idea of technology from a German concept?
Thorstein Veblen.
Read Bain’s broad 1937 definition is still very popular today among what group of scientists?
Social scientists.
To show technology isn't always physical, the text lists computer software and what other business example?
Business methods.
When you actively restrain yourself or prevent someone else from doing an action or displaying an emotion, which phrasal verb are you using?
Keep from.
If a catastrophic event or a revolutionary new invention completely obliterates an existing industry or erases a population, what does it do to them?
Wipes them out (Wipe out).
By the 1930s, the word shifted from meaning the study of industrial arts to meaning what?
The industrial arts themselves.
Bernard Stiegler defined technology as "organized" what kind of matter?
Inorganic matter.
To show how simple technology can be, the text names a wooden spoon and what metal tool?
A crowbar.
Which phrasal verb means to suppress something, such as controlling a loud noise, containing costs, or preventing a population from rebelling?
Keep down.
When you draw a line through a completed task on a checklist to indicate that it has been finished and dealt with, what do you do to that item?
Cross it off (Cross off).