(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (15—12)
TB_Q15.3.31
Envy and pride may be basic to human nature, but the particular material display
depends on
a. family relationships.
b. automobiles.
c. the state of technology.
d. alienation.
TB_Q15.3.32
Marriages became more fragile once people
a. left home to work in factories.
b. began to divorce less.
c. came back home from factories and offices to work at home.
d. secured the means of production.
TB_Q15.3.33
As the automobile pushed aside the former technology–horse and buggy–people
thought that cars would
a. be a passing fad.
b. eliminate parking problems in cities, because a car took up only half as much
space as a horse and buggy.
c. always remain a rich person’s toy.
d. make parking more difficult in cities, because a car took up twice as much
space as a horse and buggy.
TB_Q15.3.34
Suburbanization was stimulated by
a. leaving home to work in factories.
b. changes in ideology.
c. international conflict.
d. the automobile.
TB_Q15.3.35
How did the automobile change architecture?
a. The parking area around malls shrunk.
b. Apartments changed.
c. Wheel designs were used on facades.
d. Garages for cars became integrated into houses.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (15—14)
TB_Q15.3.36
Thanks to automobiles, women
a. became “producers of food and clothing,” in Flink’s (1990) words.
b. were freed from the narrow confines of their homes.
c. no longer ate canned goods.
d. became more conservative in their views.
TB_Q15.3.37
Which statement about computers in education today is true?
a. The use of computers in education peaked some years ago and is declining.
b. Communicating with others remains a weakness of computers.
c. We have barely begun to harness the power of computers in education.
d. Computers are discouraged in preference to written materials.
TB_Q15.3.38
Thanks to computers, the international flow of money has become
a. harder to follow.
b. so regulated that the best way to transfer cash is in a suitcase.
c. easier to regulate.
d. much slower.
TB_Q15.3.39
When it comes to cyber attacks, the U.S. military
a. has not been attacked, to date.
b. is both victim and perpetrator.
c. places a low priority on cyber attack protection.
d. has no fear of cyber attacks.
TB_Q15.3.40
The predator drone
a. is science fiction.
b. strikes from thousands of feet above the ground.
c. has been outlawed by NATO.
d. has equivalents in several dozen countries around the world.
TB_Q15.4.41
A sustainable environment
a. may not produce enough material goods for everyone’s needs.
b. is easier to attain with the Least Industrialized Nations revving up their
economic engines.
c. is so called because it can sustain much more pollution that the Earth does now.
d. leaves a sound environment for the next generation.
TB_Q15.4.42
The U.S. state with the largest number of the worst hazardous waste sites is
a. Nevada.
b. Michigan.
c. California.
d. New Jersey.
TB_Q15.4.43
Of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, seven are located in
a. the United States, a Most Industrialized Nation.
b. China, an Industrializing Nation.
c. Japan, a Most Industrialized Nation.
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (15—17)
d. Italy, a Most Industrialized Nation.
TB_Q15.4.44
What statement about energy shortage is true?
a. There is no shortage–abundant energy is available from the sun, tides, and
wind.
b. The energy shortage threatens life on our planet.
c. Soon we will not be able to drive cars due to the energy shortage.
d. At present there is no energy shortage, but there will be one in a few years.
TB_Q15.4.45
One-half of all of the Earth’s plant and animal species live in
a. endangered cities.
b. the Arctic.
c. China.
d. rain forests.
TB_Q15.4.46
Environmental injustice refers to how _____ are harmed the most by
environmental pollution.
a. the wealthiest people
b. plants
c. minorities and the poor
d. animals
TB_Q15.4.47
_____ refers to actions taken to sabotage the efforts of people who are thought to
be legally harming the environment.
a. Environmental injustice
b. Eco-sabotage
c. Environmental sociology
d. Environmental justice
TB_Q15.4.48
How humans affect the environment and how the environment affects humans are
the focus of
a. environmental sociology.
b. Eco-sabotage.
c. environmental justice.
d. harmony.
TB_Q15.4.49
One could say that until recently, the slogan of the Most Industrialized Nations
has been
a. “Growth at any cost.”
b. “Save the planet.”
c. “Respect life.”
d. “Environment first.”
TB_Q15.4.50
The problem with acid rain is that it
a. kills some bacteria.
b. is depleting the world’s finite supply of sulfuric and nitric acid.
c. creates flooding.
d. kills animal and plant life.
Essay Questions
TB_Q15.1.51: What were the four social revolutions?
TB_Q15.1.52: What are the four threats to G8?
TB_Q15.2.53: Central to all evolutionary theories of societal change is the notion
of cultural progress. Tribal societies are assumed to have a primitive form of
human culture, and to evolve toward a supposedly advanced and superior form
found in the Western world. But the evolutionary theories have now been
rejected. Why?
TB_Q15.3.54: How did the development of the automobile affect courtship
customs and sexual norms?
TB_Q15.4.55: Scientists concur on two things about climate change: (1) the
world’s climate is changing and (2) human activity is part of the change. Give two
examples of why there is disagreement beyond those two points.