Question 1

3.43 out of 3.43 points

After the oil crisis of the 1970s subsided, US energy policy was characterized
by complacency. Which of the following contributed to that?
Answer
Selected Answer:

c.
A decrease in the publics concern

Correct Answer:

c.
A decrease in the publics concern

Response
Feedback:

A decrease in the publics concern contributed to

complacency about the US energy policy.

Question 2

0 out of 3.33 points

Which of the following is an accurate description of the publics attitude

toward environmental protection?
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

a.
The public has been the driving force behind strict
environmental protection policies.
b.
Many of the publics behaviors are inconsistent with
environmental policies.

Response
Feedback:

Question 3

Many of the publics behaviors are inconsistent with

environmental policies.

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The Coal Acts of 1935 and 1937, which imposed production quotas in order
to stabilize profits and protect wages, were adopted __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

Response
Feedback:

a.
with the support of the United Mine Workers and coal
companies
a.
with the support of the United Mine Workers and coal
companies
The Coal Acts of 1935 and 1937, which imposed production
quotas in order to stabilize profits and protect wages, were
adopted with the support of the United Mine Workers and coal
companies.

Question 4

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The federal government and state governments adopted measures to curtail

competition in the energy sector because __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

Response

c.
the energy industry demanded protection from threats to
their profits
c.
the energy industry demanded protection from threats to
their profits
The federal government and state governments adopted

Feedback:

measures to curtail competition in the energy sector because

the energy industry demanded protection from threats to their
profits.

Question 5

0 out of 3.33 points

Neo-conservatives favor which of these methods of addressing

environmental concerns?
Answer
Selected Answer:

d.
Fines and jail sentences

Correct Answer:

a.
Taxes or fees for pollution

Response Feedback:

Neo-conservatives favor taxes or fees for pollution.

Question 6

3.33 out of 3.33 points

What values characterized President Bushs energy policy?

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
Increased domestic production

Correct Answer:

b.
Increased domestic production

Response
Feedback:

Question 7

President Bushs energy policy included increased

domestic production.

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The EPA is __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
a regulatory agency strongly influenced by the President

Correct Answer:

b.
a regulatory agency strongly influenced by the President

Response
Feedback:

The EPA is a regulatory agency strongly influenced by

the President.

Question 8

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Liberals favor __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
stricter governmental regulation of pollution

Correct Answer:

b.
stricter governmental regulation of pollution

Response
Feedback:

Liberals favor stricter governmental regulation of

pollution.

Question 9

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Who exercises primary control over offshore drilling in the United States?
Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
The federal government

Correct Answer:

b.
The federal government

Response
Feedback:

The federal government exercises primary control over

offshore drilling in the United States.

Question 10

3.33 out of 3.33 points

True or false: The policy decisions of the Texas Railroad Commission, which
regulated oil production in Texas, tended to define national oil policy
between the 1930s and the 1950s.
Answer
Selected Answer:

a.
True

Correct Answer:

a.
True

Response
Feedback:

The policy decisions of the Texas Railroad Commission, which

regulated oil production in Texas, tended to define national oil
policy between the 1930s and the 1950s.

Question 11

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 and the Water Pollution Control Act
amendments of 1972 transferred water-quality enforcement responsibility
__________.
Answer
Selected Answer:

c.
from the states to the federal government

Correct Answer:

c.
from the states to the federal government

Response
Feedback:

The Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 and the Water

Pollution Control Act amendments of 1972 transferred waterquality enforcement responsibility from the states to the
federal government.

Question 12

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Increased responsibility of state governments for environmental

enforcement would result in __________.
Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
weaker standards

Correct Answer:

b.
weaker standards

Response
Feedback:

Increased responsibility of state governments for

environmental enforcement would result in weaker
standards.

Question 13

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The expanded use of nuclear energy has been moderated by __________.

Answer
Selected
Answer:

c.
concerns over safety, water disposal, and
decommissioning of plants

Correct
Answer:

Response
Feedback:

c.
concerns over safety, water disposal, and
decommissioning of plants
The expanded use of nuclear energy has been moderated by
concerns over safety, water disposal, and decommissioning
of plants.

Question 14

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The US has historically seen environmental protection as being __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

a.
less important than economic growth

Correct Answer:

a.
less important than economic growth

Response
Feedback:

The US has historically seen environmental protection as

being less important than economic growth.

Question 15

0 out of 3.33 points

Before the rise of the environmental movement in the 1960s, Americans

mainly evaluated environmental issues in terms of __________.
Answer
Selected Answer:

d.
spirituality

Correct Answer:

c.
conservation

Response
Feedback:

Before the rise of the environmental movement in the 1960s,

Americans mainly evaluated environmental issues in terms of
conservation.

Question 16

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Between World War I and 1973, both federal and state governments
accepted a policy of __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

Response
Feedback:

c.
prorationing, which imposed production quotas on private
companies to reduce supply
c.
prorationing, which imposed production quotas on private
companies to reduce supply
Between World War I and 1973, both federal and state
governments accepted a policy of prorationing, which imposed
production quotas on private companies to reduce supply.

Question 17

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established to __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

a.
promote and regulate the development of nuclear
energy

Correct Answer:

a.
promote and regulate the development of nuclear
energy

Response
Feedback:

The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established to

promote and regulate the development of nuclear energy.

Question 18

3.33 out of 3.33 points

President Reagans energy policy was guided by which of the following

values?
Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
Rejection of energy conservation

Correct Answer:

b.
Rejection of energy conservation

Response
Feedback:

President Reagans energy policy was guided by rejection

of energy conservation.

Question 19

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Which of these was not a part of Project Independence (1973)?

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
Regulation of natural gas

Correct Answer:

b.
Regulation of natural gas

Response
Feedback:

A national speed limit, construction of the Alaska pipeline and

creation of the federal Department of Energy were all part of
Project Independence in 1973. The regulation of natural gas
was not included.

Question 20

0 out of 3.33 points

Which of these is not a challenge to the US energy system?

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
Natural disasters

Correct Answer:

c.
Extremist conservationists

Response
Feedback:

Challenges to the US energy system include instability in the

Middle East, natural disasters, and energy market instability,
not extremist conservationists.

Question 21

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The EPA __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

c.
is responsible for regulating water quality

Correct Answer:

c.
is responsible for regulating water quality

Response Feedback:

The EPA is responsible for regulating water quality.

Question 22

0 out of 3.33 points

True or false: President Clinton initiated substantive environmental

protection policy reforms.
Answer
Selected Answer:

a.
True

Correct Answer:

b.
False

Response
Feedback:

While seeming to represent the opportunity for a more active

and aggressive federal role in environmental protection, the
Clinton administration did not meet these expectations.

Question 23

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Project Independence was designed to help the United States achieve

energy self-sufficiency by 1980. Which of the following was not part of the
project?

Answer
Selected Answer:

d.
Increased funding for public transportation

Correct Answer:

d.
Increased funding for public transportation

Response
Feedback:

Project Independence included year-round daylight saving

time, an authority for gasoline rationing, and the
implementation of a national speed limit, but not increased
funding for public transportation.

Question 24

3.33 out of 3.33 points

True or false: The Rasmussen Report issued by the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission concluded that nuclear accidents would probably never happen.
This report proved to be accurate.
Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
False

Correct Answer:

b.
False

Response The Rasmussen Report issued by the Nuclear Regulatory

Feedback: Commission concluded that nuclear accidents would probably
never happen. This report proved to be inaccurate with the
accident at Three-Mile Island in March 1979.

Question 25

0 out of 3.33 points

Global climate change (global warming) is not affected by __________.

Answer
Selected Answer:

c.
conflict over seriousness of ramifications

Correct Answer:

b.
alternative fuels

Response
Feedback:

Global climate change (global warming) is not affected by

alternative fuels.

Question 26

3.33 out of 3.33 points

President Obama has proposed several initiatives to help the United States
reduce its foreign oil consumption. Some of his initiatives are __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

a.
renewed emphasis on nuclear power for electricity, expansion
of offshore drilling for oil, and increased CAFE standards
a.
renewed emphasis on nuclear power for electricity, expansion
of offshore drilling for oil, and increased CAFE standards

Response Some of President Obamas initiatives to reduce the United

Feedback: States consumption of foreign oil include renewed emphasis
on nuclear power for electricity, expansion of offshore drilling
for oil, and increased CAFE standards.

Question 27

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Which event triggered a change in US energy policy?

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
The Arab oil embargo of 1973

Correct Answer:

b.
The Arab oil embargo of 1973

Response
Feedback:

The Arab oil embargo of 1973 triggered a change in US

energy policy.

Question 28

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 has not been ratified by the United States. The
opposition to ratification is because __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

Correct
Answer:

Response
Feedback:

a.
it requires the United States to reduce emissions but exempts
China, placing the US at a significant economic disadvantage
to China
a.
it requires the United States to reduce emissions but exempts
China, placing the US at a significant economic disadvantage
to China
The opposition to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997
is because it requires the United States to reduce emissions
but exempts China, placing the US at a significant economic
disadvantage to China.

Question 29

3.33 out of 3.33 points

The Arab oil embargo, which caused a serious disruption in oil supply and an
increase in oil prices, led to __________.
Answer
Selected
Answer:

b.
an increased role for the federal government in energy
policy

Correct Answer:

b.
an increased role for the federal government in energy
policy

Response
Feedback:

The Arab oil embargo, which caused a serious disruption in oil

supply and an increase in oil prices, led to an increased role
for the federal government in energy policy.

Question 30

3.33 out of 3.33 points

Which of the following is not a factor in US energy policy?

Answer
Selected Answer:

b.
The tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Correct Answer:

b.
The tensions on the Korean Peninsula

Response
Feedback:

The tensions on the Korean Peninsula are not a factor in

US energy policy.