History & Foundations
Which movement used science to justify racial hierarchy in the U.S.A
A) Enviornmentalism
B) Feminism
C) Eugenics
D) Behavioralism
C) Eugenics
What are the benefits of increasing diversity in STEM fields?
A) Will allow a broader utilization of talent
B) It won’t make any difference
C) There will be more opinions
D) Individuals will get to work with new colleagues
A) Will allow a broader utilization of talent
Meritocracy assumes:
A) Everyone starts with equal opportunity
B) Funding determines success
C) Seniority determines success
D) Politics determines success
A) Everyone starts with equal opportunity
Public trust in science improves when:
A) Scientists are more elite
B) Science is more representative
C) Funding increases
D) Media coverage increases
B) Science is more representative
The “STEM Equity Moonshot” refers to:
A) NASA Funding
B) A massive coordinated reform effort
C) Cancer research
D) AI Policy
B) A massive coordinated reform effort
Inequality in science is best understood as what?
A) The result of individual prejudice alone
B) A temporary issue caused by pipeline shortage
C) A structural problem rooted in the historical development of scientific institutions
D) A consequence of differences in academic interests
C) A structural problem rooted in the historical development of scientific institutions
Why is restoring trust in science so important?
A) To ensure scientific credibility remains unquestioned
B) To easily manipulate people
C) So that people will believe everything scientists say
D) Trust is a critical bridge for translation & application of science
D) Trust is a critical bridge for translation & application of science
Belief in strict meritocracy can increase:
A) Collaboration
B) Imposter syndrome
C) Equity
D) Representation
B) imposter syndrome
How can public trust be restored in science:
A) Proper information about research funds
B) Hiding money
C) Telling people what they want to hear
D) Increasing funding
A) Proper information about research funds
The authors argue equity reform must be:
A) Individual-based
B) Gradual and optional
C) Coordinated across the science ecosystem
D) Led only by elite universities
C) Coordinated across the science ecosystem
The authors argue that historical exclusions in science have shaped which of the following?
A) Only hiring practices
B) Access to laboratory space
C) Only student admissions policies
D) Who is can participate in science, whose knowledge is valid, and what research is prioritized
D) Who is can participate in science, whose knowledge is valid, and what research is prioritized
The article argues inequity in science is primarily caused by:
A) Individual bad actors
B) Lack of talent
C) Structural/systemic issues
D) Poor communication
C) Structural/systemic issues
Why is meritocracy in science questioned by the authors?
A) Low standards
B) Structural biases
C) Too much diversity
D) Lack of testing
B) Structural biases
The article argues science communication alone is:
A) Sufficient to build trust
B) Not enough without structural change
C) The main issue
D) Irrelevant
B) Not enough without structural change
A) Sending humans to the moon
B) Achieving equity and inclusion in science
C) expanding private space exploration
D) Increasing laboratoryy automation
B) achieving equity and inclusion in science
Which Supreme Court case upheld “separate but equal”?
A) Brown v. Board
B) Roe v. Wade
C) Plessy v. Ferguson
D) Miranda v. Arizona
C) Plessy v. Ferguson
Hypercompetition in science often leads to:
A) Increased collaboration
B) Exclusionary environments
C) Better mentorship
D) More diversity
B) Exclusionary environments
What do the authors propose instead of relying on meritocracy alone?
A) More competition
B) Fewer grants
C) Structural reform
D) Individual effort
C) structural reform
According to the article “There will never be science for the people until ___”A) We can truly know everything
B) All researchers are fully transparent
C) All people are represented in science
D) Science is easy to digest and understand
C) All people are represented in science
Why is equity described as a Moonshot in the article:
A) It requires national commitment and collaboration
B) It involves space research
C)It is expected to fail
D) It is dependent on new technology
A) It requires national commitment and collaboration