Be sure to indicate that this is FORM A on your answer sheet.

Answer the items on the answer sheet using a pencil. Answer all the items, even if you are just "guessing." Return the enrollment form, the answer sheet and the test in separate piles. Name
 

• "Lemon Yellow" is: a. a new Apple computer color b. an Internet Diary c. a computer program d. a secret code e. a magazine published on the Internet
• Futures research methods are: a. descriptive b. prescriptive c. both d. neither
• Futurists believe that it is best to: a. use multiple methods b. focus on a single method
• Which method involves plotting statistical data over time: a. trend analysis b. environmental scanning c. scenario writing d. backcasting e. visioning
• Which method is designed to discover ways to get to a desired end: a. trend analysis b. environmental scanning c. scenario writing d. backcasting e. visioning
• Which method is designed to portray an internally consistent, plausible picture of the future: a. trend analysis b. environmental scanning c. scenario writing d. backcasting e. visioning
• Which method is designed to generate new images of possible futures: a. trend analysis b. environmental scanning c. scenario writing d. backcasting e. visioning
• Extrapolation is bound to go wrong eventually: a. true b. false
• "Environmental scanning" refers to monitoring trends in pollution and resource depletion: a. true b. false
• "Technological forecasting" means using advanced computer models to project trends: a. true b. false
• Subscriptions to the New York Times Web edition: a. are free b. cost money
• Charles Saunders Peirce: a. anticipated many of the ideas of quantum theory b. anticipated the development of computers c. anticipated the landing of men on the moon. d. all of the above e. none of the above
• Early attempts at developing Artificial Intelligence did not achieve true intelligence because they: a. used too complex a model of the mind b. use oversimplified models of the mind
• Charles S. Peirce believed that: a. we could learn a great deal about the world by examining how we ourselves think b. we should never assume that the way we think is related to how the world outside our heads works
• Which thinker thought that numbers were of archetypal importance: a. Isaac Newton b. Charles S. Peirce c. Francis Fukuyama d. all of the above e. none of the above
• Which numerical archetype corresponds to the "formless void" in Buddhist thought: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype was more popular with Jung than with Peirce: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype corresponds to the conception of being or existing independent of anything else: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype corresponds to the "synthesis" in Hegelian metaphysics: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype corresponds to feelings such as pain, sadness, happiness, or perceptions such as "blue" or "cold": a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype corresponds to laws of relationships between variables: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Which archetype corresponds to general theories such as the theory of evolution or autopoiesis: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
• Ben Goertzel argues that: a. Jung and Nietzsche were saying fundamentally the same thing b. Jung and Neitzsche were arguing opposite positions c. Jung and Neitzsche's positions were unrelated
• Chaos theory is best applied to phenomena which are: a. highly dependent on initial conditions b. relatively independent of initial conditions
• A behavior of a system which gives the impression of having "magnetic power" over other behavior of the systems is a(n): a. archetype b. attractor c. autopoiesis d. quantum e. synchronicity
• In Jungian terms, the dark "flip side" of our personality is the: a. Id b. Shadow c. Anima d. Animus e. Syzygy f. spiral
• Who said "all things are numbers": a. Ben Goertzel b. Albert Einstein c. Carl Jung d. Pythagorus of Samos e. Bill Gates
• YAHOO, EXCITE and METACRAWLER are primarily: a. discussion groups b. operating systems c. computer companies d. search engines e. languages.
• WWW stands for the: a. Wide World of Wonders b. World Wide Wanderers c. World Wide Web d. Wonderful World of Whoppers
• Which approach was the first to develop: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is modeled on the brain: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is modeled on the mind: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is best suited to Von Neuman design computers: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is best suited to computers with a parallel architecture: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is most likely to use recursive logic: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• Which is most likely to find new solutions to problems: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• McCullough and Pitts were associated with which approach: a. neural nets b. rule-based
• The "threshold law" is applies to: a. neural nets b. rule-based systems
• A program with a hierarchy of neural nets is called a: a. Rankotron b. Hierarchatron c. Perceptron d. Chatterotron e. Interactotron
• Eliza is an example of which approach: a. neural net b. rule-based
• Handwriting recognition programs rely principally on which approach: a. neural net b. rule-based
• Which program discovers patterns in tables of numbers: a. Eliza b. Bacon c. Big Blue
• In the chapter we read, Ben Goertzel advocates: a. neural nets b. rule-based programs c. a synthesis of the two
• Chatterbots achieve true intelligence as Ben Goertzel defines it: a. true b. false
• Which kind of program fetches instructions from memory, executes them, then stores the results in memory and fetches another instruction: a. neural net b. rule-based
• The theory of evolution through natural selection: a. is useful only in biological research b. can be used in a wide variety of scientific fields
• Autopoiesis means much the same as: a. self-organizing b. natural selection c. consilience d. bandwith e. sexually reproducing
• Evolution means much the same as: a. self-organizing b. natural selection c. consilience d. bandwith e. sexually reproducing
• Which term describes "a pattern which recurs frequently when a complex set of calculations is repeated over and over": a. autopoiesis b. attractor c. archetype d. chaos e. complexity
• Which term describes a personality or character type which recurs over and over in different cultures and groups: a. autopoiesis b. attractor c. archetype d. chaos e. complexity
• Fixed points and limit cycles are: a. attractors b. archetypes c. autopoiesises d. organisms e. archenemies f. goldenarches
• Which writer advanced the idea of the "collective unconscious": a. Vannevar Bush b. Charles S. Peirce c. Edward Wilson d. Carl Jung e. Sigmund Freud
• The Internet is leading to an increase in which principle of organization: a. hierarchical b. heterarchal
• Self organization and development are described by which term: a. hierarchy b. heterarchy c. autopoiesis d. evolution e. attractor
• Evolutionary and neural net algorithms: a. are the same thing b. are different
• Which approach uses an interconnected assembly of simple processing elements, units or nodes: a. neural net b. recursive c. evolutionary
• Which approach uses programs which generate hundreds or thousands of new programs: a. neural net b. recursive c. evolutionary
• Which kind of program follows precise instructions provided by the programmer: a. neural net b. recursive c. evolutionary
• Webmind is a rule-based chatterbot: a. true b. false
• Eliza is a rule-base chatterbot: a. true b. false
• Which area of study is most likely to make use of deterministic theory: a. the study of the weather b. the study of the motion of the planets c. the study of generational cycles in history
• Systems which exhibit a structure which they maintain despite environmental pressure to change are: a. evolutionary b. autopoietic
• Systems which develop new components which serve to strengthen and maintain the existing system are: a. evolutionary b. autopoietic
• Systems which have large number of competing entities, which can survive or not survive depending on circumstances in their environment are: a. evolutionary b. autopoietic
• Which scientist helped to develop evolutionary theory: a. Herbert Spencer b. Edmund O. Wilson c. Charles Darwin d. MacFarlane Burnet e. all of the above
• Which archetype exemplifies "fourthness": a. hierarchy b. heterarchy c. emergence d. evolution e. autopoiesis
• Isaac Newton was a pioneer of: a. chaos theory b. deterministic science
• The laws of physics are ultimately expressed in: a. words b. equations
• The idea that the same initial conditions will always produce identically the same outcome is a principle of: a. chaos theory b. deterministic science
• The metaphor that the universe is a billiard game is a model of: a. chaos theory b. deterministic science
• The study of "attractors" is a characteristic of: a. chaos theory b. deterministic science
• The initial conditions of any system can be specified with infinite precision: a. true b. false
• Dynamical instability is a synonym for chaos: a. true b. false
• Poincaré showed that a very tiny imprecision in the initial conditions would grow in time at an enormous rate: a. for all astronomical systems b. for systems with three or more bodies
• Which kinds of systems exhibit extreme sensitivity to initial conditions: a. chaotic b. deterministic
• Most scientists now believe that some day weather forecasting will be precise enough that we can schedule snow days a year in advance: a. true b. false
• Which theory has been used to account for the fact that time moves in only one direction: a. chaos b. deterministic
• Chaos theory suggests that traffic jams: a. must result from exceptional circumstances b. may result from the normal flow of traffic
• "Non-linear dynamics" is a synonym for chaos: a. true b. false
• Chaos in the brain is a sign of: a. disease b. health
• Chaos theory suggests that the best treatment for cardiac fibrillation may be to: a. give a massive electric shock b. wait until the heartbeat is close to periodic, then give a small shock
• Recent research shows that: a. the frequency of large earthquakes is increasing b. the frequency of large earthquakes is staying about the same b. the frequency of large earthquakes is decreasing
• Dynamics or change results from the synthesis of: a. hierarchy and heterarchy b. evolution and autopoiesis
• A mandala symbolizes: a. naught b. firstness c. secondness d. thirdness e. fourthness
• Syzygy symbolizes: a. naught b. firstness c. secondness d. thirdness e. fourthness
• Which of the following learns by a process of adapting to a set of training patterns: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• In which of the following is the information stored primarily as weights: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• In which of the following is a selection made among a large number of competing programs: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• In which of the following are the procedures strictly defined in advance by the programmer: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• A VonNeumann machine uses primarily which: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• Which of the following is the most rigid and brittle: a. recursive algorithm b. neural net algorithm c. evolutionary algorithm
• Isaac Newton designed the Apple Newton computer. a. true. b. false
• Peirce conceived of atoms as: a. dead matter which did not move at all b. matter which was never completely motionless
• A VonNeumann machine: a. does exactly what it is instructed to do; b. figures out for itself what to do c. does only what Mrs.VonNeumann tells it to do
• A VonNeumann machine: a. is best for tasks which can be easily formalized b. is best for tasks which cannot be easily formalized c. is equally suited for both kinds of tasks
• A neural net architecture: a. is best for tasks which can be easily formalized b. is best for tasks which cannot be easily formalized c. is equally suited for both kinds of tasks
• Which is most robust in dealing with "noisy" data: a. a VonNeumann machine using a recursive algorithm b. a neural net program
• Which is best for dealing with unseen or unanticipated patterns: a. a VonNeumann machine using a recursive algorithm b. a neural net program
• Francis Fukuyama believes that: a. things will get worse in the next decade b. things will get better in the next decade
• Fukuyama believes that society: a. must be reconstructed by a strong central leader b. can reconstruct itself spontaneously without a dominant central leader

 

 

- THE END -