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Science, éthique et progrès
Axe culturel 3 — Art et pouvoir : innovation scientifique, responsabilité et limites éthiques dans le monde anglophone (programme de Tle, LVA)
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Les 36 questions du QCM en version texte
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
'Ethics' is the study of what is…
- A. fast or slow
- B. right or wrong
- C. cheap or expensive
- D. old or new
Réponse
B. right or wrong — Ethics = moral philosophy: right vs wrong.
A 'breakthrough' is a…
- A. small mistake
- B. major advance
- C. broken machine
- D. border
Réponse
B. major advance — A breakthrough = une avancée majeure.
Which word means 'la recherche' ?
- A. research
- B. reach
- C. search engine
- D. rescue
Réponse
A. research — Research = la recherche scientifique.
'AI' stands for…
- A. Automatic Internet
- B. Artificial Intelligence
- C. Advanced Industry
- D. Atomic Idea
Réponse
B. Artificial Intelligence — AI = Artificial Intelligence.
A scientist who carries out research is a…
- A. researcher
- B. rancher
- C. reader
- D. ruler
Réponse
A. researcher — A researcher = un chercheur.
'Genetic engineering' means modifying an organism's…
- A. price
- B. DNA
- C. name
- D. country
Réponse
B. DNA — It modifies the DNA / genes.
The first humans walked on the Moon in…
- A. 1945
- B. 1969
- C. 2003
- D. 2020
Réponse
B. 1969 — Apollo 11 landed in 1969.
A 'discovery' is something you…
- A. create from nothing
- B. find that already existed
- C. buy
- D. destroy
Réponse
B. find that already existed — You discover what exists; you invent what is new.
An 'invention' is something you…
- A. find in nature
- B. create that did not exist
- C. translate
- D. import
Réponse
B. create that did not exist — An invention is newly created.
A 'side effect' is…
- A. a main benefit
- B. an unwanted secondary consequence
- C. a discovery
- D. a profit
Réponse
B. an unwanted secondary consequence — Side effect = effet secondaire (souvent indésirable).
The structure of DNA was described in…
- A. 1859
- B. 1953
- C. 1969
- D. 2003
Réponse
B. 1953 — Watson & Crick, 1953.
To 'raise an issue' means to…
- A. lift a box
- B. bring up a problem/question
- C. pay a bill
- D. close a debate
Réponse
B. bring up a problem/question — To raise an issue = soulever une question.
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
Modal of obligation: 'We ___ set ethical limits.'
- A. can
- B. must
- C. may
- D. might
Réponse
B. must — Must = obligation/necessity.
Modal of advice: 'Scientists ___ publish their data.'
- A. should
- B. can
- C. must not
- D. could
Réponse
A. should — Should = advice/recommendation.
Modal of possibility: 'AI ___ change everything.'
- A. must
- B. could
- C. should
- D. has to
Réponse
B. could — Could / might / may = possibility.
Future prediction: 'Technology ___ keep accelerating.'
- A. will
- B. is
- C. would
- D. has
Réponse
A. will — Will = prediction.
Evidence-based future: 'Look — this experiment ___ fail.'
- A. will
- B. is going to
- C. would
- D. shall
Réponse
B. is going to — Present evidence → be going to.
Type 1 conditional: 'If we regulate AI, it ___ safer.'
- A. would be
- B. will be
- C. is
- D. were
Réponse
B. will be — If + present, will + base verb.
Type 2 conditional: 'If we ___ ageing, society would change.'
- A. cure
- B. will cure
- C. could cure
- D. cured will
Réponse
C. could cure — Type 2: if + preterite (could cure), would + base verb.
An 'algorithm' is…
- A. a robot's body
- B. a set of rules a machine follows
- C. a battery
- D. a language
Réponse
B. a set of rules a machine follows — Algorithm = a sequence of rules/instructions.
'Machine learning' means a system that…
- A. never changes
- B. improves from data
- C. teaches in schools
- D. deletes data
Réponse
B. improves from data — It learns/improves from data.
'Bioethics' deals with the limits of…
- A. trade
- B. biology and medicine
- C. geography
- D. sport
Réponse
B. biology and medicine — Bioethics = morale appliquée à la biologie/médecine.
A 'designer baby' is a child whose ___ have been selected.
- A. clothes
- B. genes
- C. schools
- D. names
Réponse
B. genes — Designer baby = genes selected/altered.
Contrast connector: 'Progress helps us; ___ it has risks.'
- A. moreover
- B. however
- C. therefore
- D. because
Réponse
B. however — However introduces a contrast.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
The 'precautionary principle' suggests we should…
- A. take all risks
- B. act cautiously when serious harm is possible
- C. ban all science
- D. ignore evidence
Réponse
B. act cautiously when serious harm is possible — Caution before serious, irreversible harm.
'Playing God' is a criticism aimed at…
- A. weather forecasting
- B. humans reshaping life (e.g. genetics)
- C. studying history
- D. cooking
Réponse
B. humans reshaping life (e.g. genetics) — It denounces excessive human control over life.
'Garbage in, garbage out' warns that AI…
- A. produces garbage
- B. is only as good as its data
- C. saves the planet
- D. cannot fail
Réponse
B. is only as good as its data — Biased/poor data → biased/poor results.
Oppenheimer's quote after Hiroshima reflects science as…
- A. pure entertainment
- B. a destructive power
- C. an economic trade
- D. a sport
Réponse
B. a destructive power — 'Now I am become Death' = science's destructive power.
'Accountability' means that someone must…
- A. count money
- B. answer for their actions
- C. stay silent
- D. leave the country
Réponse
B. answer for their actions — Accountability = rendre des comptes.
Frankenstein is often seen as a warning about…
- A. healthy eating
- B. a creator losing control of his creation
- C. space travel
- D. free trade
Réponse
B. a creator losing control of his creation — It warns about the ethics of creating life.
CRISPR is a tool used to…
- A. cool computers
- B. edit genes
- C. build rockets
- D. measure time
Réponse
B. edit genes — CRISPR 'edits' DNA like text.
Which sentence is the most nuanced thesis?
- A. Science is good.
- B. Science is dangerous.
- C. While science offers great hope, it must be guided by ethics.
- D. Science exists.
Réponse
C. While science offers great hope, it must be guided by ethics. — A nuanced thesis weighs both sides with a connector.
An 'autonomous weapon' raises concern because it can…
- A. never be built
- B. decide to kill without human control
- C. translate texts
- D. cure diseases
Réponse
B. decide to kill without human control — It removes human judgment from lethal decisions.
'With great power comes great responsibility' implies that progress…
- A. needs no rules
- B. must be matched by responsibility
- C. should stop
- D. is harmless
Réponse
B. must be matched by responsibility — Power and responsibility go together.
'On balance' is used to…
- A. add an idea
- B. give a cause
- C. conclude after weighing arguments
- D. ask a question
Réponse
C. conclude after weighing arguments — On balance / all in all = concluding after weighing up.
Algorithmic 'bias' can lead to…
- A. fairer decisions
- B. discrimination against some groups
- C. faster Wi-Fi
- D. lower prices
Réponse
B. discrimination against some groups — Biased data can reproduce discrimination.
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