Genetics and Censorship Quiz
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What is the theory about Yao Ming, the Chinese basketball player, that he disagrees with?
A. He was too injured to play in the NBA
B. He was genetically modified
C. The government gave him money
D. He was the product of an arranged marriage
Most people disagree that:
A. We should genetically modify babies to reduce the risk of serious disease
B. We should genetically modify babies to prevent Alzheimer’s
C. We should genetically modify babies to create hard bones.
D. We should genetically modify babies to make them smarter
augmentation
A. break
B. refresh
C. renew
D. upgrade
In Bangladesh, many religious militants celebrated killings on :
A. Twitter
B. Facebook
C. Discord
D. Text messages
What is a central reason that China has become so competitive in terms of educating youth?
A. One-child policy
B. Difficult universities
C. Intense job market
D. Government supports young athletes
regularly
A. constant pattern
B. every week
C. every month
D. randomly
The most common argument in support of using genetic engineering is?
A. Preventing disease
B. Desirable traits
C. Strong bones
D. Predict jobs
desecration
A. develop or grow
B. an action that causes others to be angry
C. a very disrespectful actions of something sacred or holy
D. very unpleasant
India believes that _______________ should censor their content:
A. the government
B. ISIS
C. social media companies
D. TV stations
modify
A. prevent bad things from happening
B. throw away
C. change
D. not predicted
Internet theories that the South Korean government didn’t like were:
A. South Korea planted mines in their own territory
B. North Korea planted mines in their own territory
C. South Korea played propaganda through a loudspeaker
D. South Korea didn’t let children play video games
eugenics
A. theory to try to “eliminate” disease
B. theory to try to “improve” a population
C. theory to try to “control” information
D. theory to try to “prevent” power
implications
A. consequences
B. raise a child
C. guess
D. how weak you are to a certain disease
What is the part of the cell that scientists are interested in modifying?
A. Nucleolus
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosomes
D. Golgi Apparatus
What is censorship?
A. controlling diet
B. controlling communication
C. controlling politics
D. controlling newspapers
