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This survey requires that
you think BIG PICTURE. That means you stand back and broaden your perspective to
think about the overall progress of civilization over the last 6,000 years. You can
do it... and it's interesting. Consider
the total progress made by all of humanity over the last 6,000 years. Think about
the technology, philosophy, architecture, engineering, science, art, literature, language,
and other advances that have led to your comfort right now and your education and your
ability to respond to this survey from where you sit. |
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| 1. Over the past
6,000 years, up to about 1980, the majority of productive people including inventors,
discoverers, scientists, creative geniuses, artists, etc. were born and lived on
which continent? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North
America
South
America |
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| 2. Today, the
majority of productive people including inventors, discoverers, scientists, creative
geniuses, artists, etc. live and work on which continent? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 3. In the future,
where do expect the majority of productive people including inventors, discoverers,
scientists, creative geniuses, artists, etc. will live and work? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| Now, more specifically consider
the creative output and products of groups of people over the centuries. The
following questions ask you to evaluate the lasting quality and sustaining value to future
generations of these groups' creativity over the centuries. |
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| 4. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of composers of music,
where will most of these creative people have lived and produced their music? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 5. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of scientists, where will
most of these creative people have lived and produced their inventions? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 6. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of writers of literature,
where will most of these creative people have lived and produced their literature? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 7. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of legal scholars, where
will most of these creative people have lived and built their nations' legal systems? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 8. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of philosophers, where
will most of these creative people have lived, pondered and contributed to their
societies' philosophical bases? |
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America |
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| 9. In the future,
when people evaluate the long-lasting value and creative genius of writers and
philosophers, what language will be seen as common to most? |
French
German
English
Spanish
Italian |
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| 10. How do you
explain your choices? |
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| 11. Please consider
the last 300 years: Consider the social, cultural and technological developments
made by Western Civilization and available to other civilizations around the world in the
form of aid, business ventures and educational opportunities. Many of these advances
have been accepted and implemented in the United States. Today the majority of U.S.
citizens live in relative comfort, safety and happiness, limited primarily by each
individual's ability to work and succeed. In
light of this overall perspective, why wouldn't other people want to learn from Western
Civilization in order to improve their own existence?
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| 12. Look at the
world nation by nation. List the top five nations where 98% of all progress,
invention and development has taken place over the last 1,000 years and identify the
people who populated those nations. |
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| 13. I am: |
Female
Male |
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| 14. My age group is: |
Under 20
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70
& older |
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