Test Questions 1-10

10 Questions                           

   Comm 344.  Due October 4, 2010

1.        What Symposium did the Pachamama Alliance create and when did they begin their efforts?

A.       Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream-- 1995

B.      Teaching Your Children to Dream,--1992

C.      Wake Up and Live-- 1991

D.      Get Up, Stand Up—1981

( A,  Sustainable World Sourcebook,  Pg. 1)

2.        T/F    If we continue on our current trajectory of rapid fossil fuel growth over the next century, the “perfect storm” of population growth, resource depletion and climate change will have catastrophic results. 

(True, Sustainable World Sourcebook, Pg. 7)

3.        T/F  By Late 20^th Century, citizens in low income communities had begun to feel themselves surrounded by  what environmental historian Samuel Hayes has termed” the toxic sea” around us. 

(True, 2.1:  The Environmental Communication Book, Pg. 171)

4.       What are some highlights listed from the guide sheets for citizens through the Everyday Green Practices?

A.      Choose better body care products

B.      Pick Plastics Carefully

C.      Filter your tap water, do not use bottled water

D.      Do not heat plastics in microwave

E.       All of the Above

(E, Sustainable World Sourcebook, Pg. 67-68)

5.        Which one of these below can help you to lower your consumption and save the earth?

A.       Power Down!

B.      Pass up the Fast Food Joint.

C.      Recycle Your Trash.

D.      All of the Above

(D, Sustainable Sourcebook, Pg. 71)

6.        According to the World Clock 2010:  Our National U.S. Debt was between:

A.      11-12 Trillion Dollars

B.      12-13 Trillion Dollars

C.      13-14 Trillion Dollars

D.      14-15 Trillion Dollars

 (C, http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf, assignment 2.3)

             7.        According to the World Clock 2010:  The Extinctions to Date are: 

A.      More than 5,000

B.      More than 10,000

C.      More than 15,000

D.      More than 20,000

(D, http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf, assignment 2. 3)

8.        What does the 3 E’s stand for in the Crash Course written by Chris Martenson?

A.      Energy, Ecosystem, Entertainment

B.      Economy, Environment, Energy

C.      Electricity, Energy, Environment

D.      Ecovillage, Environment, Ecosystem

(B, www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse,Ch.2, The 3 E’s., assignment 2.6)  

9.      T/F “Spirituality is the core essence, the sustaining life force infusing and giving direction, meaning and purpose to a cultural system.” 

(True, www.gaia.org/mediafiles/gaia/education/EDE_V3.pdf, Pg.8, assignment 2.4)

10.    T/F The Prefix ‘eco’ originally meant ‘home’—not in the limited sense of ‘house, ‘but rather referring to the surrounding and supporting local environment.

(True, www.gaia.org/mediafiles/gaia/education/EDE_V3.pdf, Pg. 78, assignment 2.4)