6. According to the author: (p. 109) al technology shapes culture. b) culture sh

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6. According to the author: (p. 109) al technology shapes culture. b) culture shapes technology. c) Both a and b. d) Neither a nor b. The story of the National City Line demonstrates: (p. 115) a) the obvious superiority of buses to electric streetcars b) the limitations of streetcars for inter-urban transportation c) a reasonable corporate strategy to develop a market. d) anti-trust violotions that eliminated automobile competition 7. 8. According to the text, which of the follawing is a "hidden subsidy" for automobiles in the U.S.? (p. 114) a) Road construction, maintenance, and repair b) Emergency services responding to motor vehicle accidents c) Military intervention in the Middle East d) All of the above are hidden subsiales What has been the result for air quality from strict emission controls? (p. 112) a) Strict emission controls have resulted in a dramatic improvement in air quality b) Strict emission controls are largely ignored thus air quality has dramatically decreased c) Strict emission controls have led industrialists to be contrite and to stop polluting. d) The growth in use of automobles/trucks has wiped out much of the gain from emission controls. 9. 10. How many people are estimated to die each year in Great Britain as the result of auto exhaust according to a government study? (lp. 112) a) Approximately 10,000 people are killed eoch year. b) Nearly half of all deaths in England each year are the result of auto exhaust. c) Strict emission controls have all but eliminated deaths due to automobile exhaust. d) There has been no government study of the health implications of auto exhaust.

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Ans 6 C) both a and b

Technology shapes culture as well as culture shapes technology. Culture is the sum of attitudes , behavior and beliefs of the people in a particular region . This culture governs the way technology has to be made and used . And also in the modern world todat technology plays an immense role in shaping culture.

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