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ASB 378 Module 6 Quiz

Score for this quiz: 17 out of 17
Submitted Apr 23 at 2:53am
This attempt took 42 minutes.

 
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture of this module (“Global Environmental Justice”), the U.S. actively participated in the international Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

• True
• False

  
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
According to the video, “ Climate Justice Now! How?,” the speaker provided several examples of local activism for environmental justice that she was involved in which were effective.

• True
• False

  
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture of this module (“Global Environmental Justice”), which of the following is false?

• Many multinational corporations have relocated production to countries where they have to adopt strict measures to reduce pollution/environmental degradation and properly dispose of waste.
• Multinational corporations can take advantage of cheaper energy in developing countries which tend to be based on highly-polluting and coal-burning plants. 
• Advanced industrialized countries have largely exported environmentally polluting factories to developing countries. 
• None of the above

 
Question 4
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According to the Lechner reading (“Global Justice: Is Another World Possible?”), the specific impact of the global justice movement on international institutions has become readily apparent. 

• True
• False

 
Question 5
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According to the Lechner reading (“Global Justice: Is Another World Possible?”), the success of the World Social Forum (WSF) influenced many other regional forums in other parts of the world.

• True
• False

 
Question 6
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According to the third lecture of this module (“Global Environmental Justice”), which of the following is true?

• Ethnic minorities and their communities in the United States are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards, risks, and contamination when compared to richer, mainstream communities. 
• Poorer minority communities do not have the means to deal with environmental problems and are not as aware of or concerned about them because they have more pressing issues to worry about.
• There is a tendency to locate environmentally hazardous facilities near or in minority communities partly because these communities lack the will or political/organizational power to protest and resist.
• All of the above

 
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture of this module (“Global Environmental Justice”), the new global agreement on climate change signed in Paris will definitely be effective and significantly reduce global warming.

• True
• False

  
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
According to the second lecture of this module (“The Fair Trade Movement”), the Fair Trade Movement is a form of global distributive social justice, where richer consumers in First World countries agree to pay higher prices and redistribute their income to farmers and producers in developing countries.

• True
• False

 
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
According to the first lecture of this module (“The Global Justice Movement”), distributive justice means fair distribution of resources and privileges.

• True
• False

 
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
According to Ritzer reading (“Global Environmental Flows”), the US performs very well in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

• True
• False

 
Question 11
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According to Ritzer reading (“Fair Trade”), while Brazilian farmers who meet fair trade standards get higher pay and a better standard of living, some coffee growers in other parts of the world do not gain nearly as much.

• True
• False

 
Question 12
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According to the video “Environmental Impacts and Sustainability: Issues in Globalization,” the health problems associated with globalization are only found in Bangladesh.

• True
• False

  
Question 13
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According to Ritzer reading (“Global Environmental Flows”), which of the following is not included in responses to deal with climate change? 

• Carbon tax
• Nuclear power plants 
• Alternate fuels and power sources
• Carbon neutrality

 
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
According to the video, “ Climate Justice Now! How?,” which of the following is true?

• The speaker’s activism began when she learned about injustices against Australian Aborigines
• The great barrier reef has not deteriorated to the extent that people think
• She did not like Al Gore’s documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth”
• A professor told her that the population of the world would eventually stabilize

  
Question 15
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According to the first lecture of this module (“The Global Justice Movement”), which of the following explains effects of neoliberalism correctly?  

• Local agriculture and farmers become competitive in the international market. 
• Powerful multinational corporations are banned from investing in developing countries.
• Governments reduce spending on social welfare and support programs.
• None of the above

 
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
According to the Lechner reading (“Global Justice: Is Another World Possible?”), after the protest in Seattle, major meetings of the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO, and the G7 group of world leaders were no longer targets of social justice activists.

• True
• False

 
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
According to the video “Environmental Impacts and Sustainability: Issues in Globalization,” low-cost labor helped Bangladesh become one of the largest textile producers in the world.

• True
• False