1. The concept of complexity means that science is moving towards: a. holism b. reductionism
2. Chaos theory is best applied to phenomena which are: a. highly dependent on initial conditions b. relatively independent of initial conditions
3. 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
4. In Jungian terms, the dark "flip side" of our personality is the: a. Id b. Shadow c. Anima d. Animus e. Syzygy f. spiral
5. Who said "all things are numbers": a. Ben Goertzel b. Albert Einstein c. Carl Jung d. Pythagorus of Samos e. Bill Gates
6. Which theorist emphasized the importance of numbers as a fundamental organizing principle: a. Jung b. Peirce c. Pythagorus d. all of the above e. none of the above
7. The "Holy Ghost" can also be called the: a. creator b. redeemer c. sanctifier
8. Which physical theory assumes that quantities are continuously variable: a. quantum mechanics b. Newton mechanics c. both d. neither
9. Modern chemistry is based on the four numerical archetypes: fire, water, earth and air. a. true b. false
10. The first "killer application" for the Internet was: a. pornographic pictures b. online college courses c. electronic mail d. bandwith e. the spreadsheet
11. Software for navigating the Web, retrieving documents and other files, and displaying them on the user's screen is called a: a. hypertext markup linkage language b. file transfer protocol c. ethernet d. Graphical User Interface e. browser
12. Vannevar Bush's article on the memex machine was published: a. before the 1960s b. in the 1960s c. in the 1970s d. in the 1980s e. in the 1990s
13. Internet Relay Chat was developed: a. before the 1960s b. in the 1960s c. in the 1970s d. in the 1980s e. in the 1990s
14. Consilience means that: a. each science has its own distinctive principles b. the same principles often emerge in different sciences c. all sciences can be derived from a core set of principles
15. Recent scientific findings on the origin of the universe: a. are diverging more from traditional religious accounts b. are becoming more similar to traditional religious accounts
16. The ALOHAnet was developed to serve which state: a. New Jersey b. California c. Hawaii d. New York e. Illinois
17. Which term is a measure of how much information you can cram onto a network: a. capacitation b. information density c. bitnet d. packeting e. bandwith
18. Edward Wilson, who wrote the Consilience book, is a: a. computer scientist b. physicist c. sociologist d. biologist e. mathematician
19. Information sent over the Internet is sent: a. continuously b. in packets
20. UNIX is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a United Nations agency e. a computer language
21. HTML is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a United Nations agency e. a computer language
22. URL is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a United Nations agency e. a computer language
23. IBM is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a United Nations agency e. a computer language
24. A Mainframe is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a United Nations agency e. a computer
25. The world's first graphical WEB Browser was: a. Internet Explorer b. Netscape Navigator c. Mosaic d. UNIX e. JAVA
26. A LAN is: a. an address b. an operating system c. a network of computers d. a United Nations agency e. a computer language
27. Java and Javascript are: a. different brands of the same product b. different products with similar names
28. The original impetus for creating the Internet came from: a. the military b. the universities c. private enterprise d. the Intelligenesis Corporation e. the IBM Corporation
29. Which was developed first: a. TELNET b. Netscape Navigator
30. Which came first: a. BITNET b. INTERNET
31. The WELL is: a. a discussion group b. an operating system c. a computer company d. a search engine e. a language.
32. Which of the following is a force for maturation and conservation: a. autopoiesis b. natural selection
33. YAHOO, EXCITE and METACRAWLER are primarily: a. discussion groups b. operating systems c. computer companies d. search engines e. languages.
34. WWW stands for the: a. Wide World of Wonders b. World Wide Wanderers c. World Wide Web d. Widgets BandWith and Whoppers e. Wee Willie Winkle
35. The Santa Fe Institute is famous for studies of: a. computer architecture b. communication technology c. computer languages d. consilience e. complexity theory
36. Complex systems approaches: a. focus on learning about the details of specific phenomena b. focus on how many things interact and fit together
37. When compared to more traditional scientific approaches, complex systems approaches: a. are more similar to pre-scientific modes of thought b. are more different from pre-scientific modes of thought
38. Which of the following is primarily a force for change: a. autopoiesis b. natural selection
39. Which scientific method is more likely to be used by complex systems analysts than by traditional scientists: a. mathematical modeling b. empirical investigation c. simulation modeling d. experimentation
40. 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
41. Autopoiesis means much the same as: a. self-organizing b. natural selection c. consilience d. bandwith e. sexually reproducing
42. Which term describes "a gaping void...formless primordial matter": a. autopoiesis b. attractor c. archetype d. chaos e. complexity
43. Fixed points and limit cycles are: a. attractors b. archetypes c. autopoiesises d. organisms e. archenemies f. goldenarches
44. Computers are most needed to study: a. the evolution of species b. the motion of planets c. strange attractors d. modern poetry e. Trinitarian theology
45. Who is an archetypal example of the "technological hero": a. Carl Jung b. Edward Wilson c. Luke Skywalker d. Ben Goertzel e. Bill Gates
46. Which writer advanced the idea of the "collective unconscious": a. Vannevar Bush b. Charles Saunders Peirce c. Edward Wilson d. Carl Jung e. Sigmund Freud
47. The Internet is leading to an increase in which principle of organization: a. hierarchical b. heterarchal
48. Self organization and development are described by which term: a. hierarchy b.heterarchy c. autopoiesis d. evolution e. attractor
49. Which developed first: a. the Internet b. the World Wide Web c. they are the same thing
50. One of the strengths of the Internet is that it is a highly reliable and consistent medium: a. true b. false
51. An intelligent system: a. must be organized and designed by an intelligent entity b. may be capable of organizing and designing itself.
52. Choose one:

b. the Internet is essentially hierarchical, but some elements of heterarchy are needed

c. the Internet is essentially equally hierarchal and heterarchal

1. Peirce conceived of atoms as: a. dead matter which did not move at all b. matter which was never completely motionless
2. Modern quantum physics conceives of atoms as: a. dead matter which does not move at all b. matter which is never completely motionless
3. Which theorist liked "four" better than "three": a. C.S. Peirce b. Carl Jung c. both d. neither
4. Which archetype symbolizes the initial state of the universe: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
5. Which archetype represents the concept of reaction between things: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
6. Which archetype represents the conception of being independent of anything else: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
7. Habit and abstract thought are represented by which archetype: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
8. According to Carl Jung and Ben Goertzel, the best archetype for representing a complex system is: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
9. Which archetype is best represented geometrically by a tetrahedron: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
10. Some theorists believe that Cubism as a movement in art is an example of which archetype: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
11. Patterns which emerge from a series of numbers are an example of which archetype: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
12. Which theorist applied numerical archetypes to architecture: a. C.S. Peirce b. Carl Jung c. Vannevar Bush d. Buckminster Fuller e. Steven Spielberg
13. Which could be called the archetype of "raw being": a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
14. Which could be called the archetype of "the reacting object": a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
15. Which is represented by the concept of syzygy or the Taoist Yin/Yang symbol: a. naught b. first c. second d. third e. fourth
16. Research on the brain shows that: a. there is a single center of consciousness b. there is no such center of consciousness
17. C. S. Peirce thought that the brain: a. had a single center of consciousness b. had no such center
18. Approximately what percentage of new college freshmen say they are using the Internet for research or homework: a. 20% b. 50% c. 80%
19. The percent of freshmen using the Internet in predominately black universities, when compared to that in elite white universities is: a. about the same b. about half c. twice as high.
20. Intel has been accused of compromising users' privacy on the Pentium III chip by:
1. automatically channeling information about users' purchases to a data base to be sold to marketers
2. providing for a video camera which will transmit a picture of whomever is making a purchase with the computer
3. including an identifying serial number to enhance the security of Internet commerce.
4. providing a disabling device to make the chip useless if it is removed from the computer by a thief
21. Who bought whom?:
1. Excite bought Yahoo
2. Yahoo bought Excite
3. Geocities bought Yahoo
4. Yahoo bought Geocities
5. America Online bought Geocities
22. Which company is primarily known for offering free WEB sites to anyone who wants one: a. Yahoo b. Excite c. America Online d. Geocities e. WebOMatic
23. Which of the following has gone out of business: a. America Online b. Microsoft c. Prodigy d. Excite e. none of the above
24. President Clinton has proposed a new digital library to be used for: a. the military b. schools c. pornographers d. retired government officials e. computer programmers
25. Cybergold proposes to make money by :
1. developing a process for converting lead to gold
2. paying consumers to read Internet advertisements
3. producing unbreakable security encryption for Internet commerce
4. providing a premium Internet service for high income users
5. running a gambling casino on the WEB
26. MP3 is: a. a format for recording music on the Internet b. a unit of the Military Police responsible for computer security c. a computer language d. a multiple processor for computers
27. In a recent case, a federal jury decided that:
1. posting the names and address of doctors who performed abortions on the Internet was an implicit threat against their lives
2. posting the doctors' names on the Internet was protected by the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech
28. Which company has been accused of attempting to use its dominance or intended dominance of one kind of technology to dominate the market for another: a. Microsoft b. AT&T c. neither of the above d. both of the above
29. Which state has made Quicken Family Lawyer illegal: a. New Jersey b. Delaware d. Texas d. California e. New York
30. With the development of the Internet:
1. students are applying to more colleges because the application process is easier
2. students are applying to fewer colleges because they prefer to sign up for online courses
31. In China:
1. access to the Internet has provided access to much information otherwise censored by the government
2. the Internet has been successfully censored so very little unauthorized information gets in
32. The composer of the opera "Chaos" said that:
1. the opera unified important scientific and artistic principles
2. the science in the opera was totally bogus
33. Which of the following thinkers thought there was a close relationship between Cubist art and the Theory of Relativity: a. Picasso b. Einstein c. neither d. both
34. According to the article on "Art and Science: A Universe Apart?" the Copernican revolution represented which "dimension": a. first b. second c. third d. fourth e. naught
35. According to the same article, the scientific revolution led by Einstein corresponds to which "dimension" of thought: a. first b. second c. third d. fourth e. infinite
36. Which artist thought that the goal of art was to discover scientific laws: a. Picasso b. Mondrian c. both d. neither
37. The number of chemical elements in the universe is: a. infinite b. finite
38. In an ant colony: a. the queen makes all the important decisions b. the queen is not involved in most decisions
39. An ant colony is an example of a system which is highly: a. hierarchal b. heterarchal or networked
40. Lines Pauling was highly productive because he: a. worked within the limits of a single level in the hierarchy of matter b. bridged the limits between levels
41. The brain is organized along: a. hierarchal principles b. networking principles c. both of the above d. neither, it is unorganized
42. Quantum theory says that: a. all physical behavior is precisely determined b. physical behavior is not precisely determined
43. The brain is: a. a chaotic mass of undifferentiated grey matter b. composed of about 100 distinct elements
44. Neurons: a. pass charges on continuously b. pass charges on when they reach a certain threshold
45. Which kind of computer program is modeled on the biology of the brain: a. rule-based b. neural-net
46. Which kind of computer program is modeled on the logic of the mind: a. rule-based b. neural-net
47. The brain: a. is composed of highly reliable parts b. makes up for a lack of reliability with redundant parts
48. "Neural Darwinism" refers to: a. the evolution of the brain in different species b. the evolution of structures within a particular brain

 

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• For each of the five numerical archetypes (or dimensions) from Zero to Four, list (a) the properties which Peirce said characterized the archetype and (b) an example showing how the archetype is exhibited in one field of study.
• Describe one example of the phenomenon which Edward Wilson calls Consilience: the same scientific principle working in two very different areas of study.