Question 1

Which worldview is likely to be based on a belief that better Earth care is better self-care?

Accepted Answer

A)  stewardship 
B)  the "no problem" school 
C)  the free-market school 
D)  responsible planetary management 
A)  stewardship 
B)  the "no problem" school 
C)  the free-market school 
D)  responsible planetary management

Question 2

A(n)____________________ worldview states that resources will likely not run out but they should not be wasted.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)____________________ worldview states that resources will likely...

Question 3

A person's environmental worldview is how he or she thinks the world works.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is humanity's greatest danger,according to primatologist Jane Goodall?

Accepted Answer

A)  pessimism 
B)  apathy 
C)  faith 
D)  fatalism 
A)  pessimism 
B)  apathy 
C)  faith 
D)  fatalism

Question 5

Ecofeminists argue that the rise of male-dominated societies and environmental worldviews is primarily responsible for human violence against nature,and for the oppression of women and minorities as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________________________________________ is a common pitfall because people feel that if they cannot change the entire world quickly,then they will not try to change any of it.

Accepted Answer

Extrapolat

Question 7

What is the general belief of people who call for more stewardship?

Accepted Answer

A)  A mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve society's problems. 
B)  Better science and technology can fix humanity's problems. 
C)  Pure capitalism should be used to make economic decisions. 
D)  An ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews. 
A)  A mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve society's problems. 
B)  Better science and technology can fix humanity's problems. 
C)  Pure capitalism should be used to make economic decisions. 
D)  An ethical responsibility to "tend our garden" would improve most technological-economic growth worldviews.

Question 8

Which question is NOT significant in establishing a person's "ecological identity",according to Mitchell Thomashow?

Accepted Answer

A)  What is my purpose and responsibility as a human being? 
B)  How can I use the system to supply all my needs and wants? 
C)  Where do the things I consume come from? 
D)  How am I connected to the Earth and other living things? 
A)  What is my purpose and responsibility as a human being? 
B)  How can I use the system to supply all my needs and wants? 
C)  Where do the things I consume come from? 
D)  How am I connected to the Earth and other living things?

Question 9

____________________ is the philosophy that people can develop principles of right and wrong by using logic to analyze ideas and arguments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the philosophy that people can...

Question 10

Biosphere 2 failed because of a lack of knowledge of how nature really worked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ecofeminists suggest that oppression by men has driven women closer to nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement refers to a species that has a right to life regardless of its usefulness to humans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has instrumental value. 
B)  It has inherent value. 
C)  It has aesthetic value. 
D)  It has net worth. 
A)  It has instrumental value. 
B)  It has inherent value. 
C)  It has aesthetic value. 
D)  It has net worth.

Question 13

Which action reflects an environmental wisdom worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining current pollution control methods 
B)  protecting Earth's land mass from development 
C)  studying and applying natural principles to make human systems more sustainable 
D)  creating new technologies that will use resources that are currently abundant 
A)  maintaining current pollution control methods 
B)  protecting Earth's land mass from development 
C)  studying and applying natural principles to make human systems more sustainable 
D)  creating new technologies that will use resources that are currently abundant

Question 14

With an environmental wisdom worldview,resources are unlimited and technology will save humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Our ecological _________________ can be determined by our understanding of where the things we consume come from,what we know about the place where we live,how we are connected to the Earth and other living things,and our purpose and responsibility as human beings.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Our ecological _________________ can be determined by...

Question 16

A ____________________ revolution is dedicated to meeting the basic needs of all people on the planet while affluent societies learn to live more sustainably by living with less.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ____________________ revolution is dedicated to meeting...

Question 17

Which argument is NOT likely to be made by an ecofeminist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women should be seen as having intrinsic worth. 
B)  Women want to have their views heard and respected. 
C)  Women want their fair share of the patriarchal pie. 
D)  Women should be seen as equal partners with men. 
A)  Women should be seen as having intrinsic worth. 
B)  Women want to have their views heard and respected. 
C)  Women want their fair share of the patriarchal pie. 
D)  Women should be seen as equal partners with men.

Question 18

What level comes before "all animal species",in terms of the levels of ethical concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  all species on Earth 
B)  all ecosystems 
C)  all people 
D)  all individuals of an animal species 
A)  all species on Earth 
B)  all ecosystems 
C)  all people 
D)  all individuals of an animal species

Exam 28: Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

Which worldview is likely to be based on a belief that better Earth care is better self-care?

A(n)____________________ worldview states that resources will likely not run out but they should not be wasted.

A person's environmental worldview is how he or she thinks the world works.

What is humanity's greatest danger,according to primatologist Jane Goodall?

Ecofeminists argue that the rise of male-dominated societies and environmental worldviews is primarily responsible for human violence against nature,and for the oppression of women and minorities as well.

________________________________________ is a common pitfall because people feel that if they cannot change the entire world quickly,then they will not try to change any of it.

What is the general belief of people who call for more stewardship?

Which question is NOT significant in establishing a person's "ecological identity",according to Mitchell Thomashow?

____________________ is the philosophy that people can develop principles of right and wrong by using logic to analyze ideas and arguments.

Biosphere 2 failed because of a lack of knowledge of how nature really worked.

Ecofeminists suggest that oppression by men has driven women closer to nature.

Which statement refers to a species that has a right to life regardless of its usefulness to humans?

Which action reflects an environmental wisdom worldview?

With an environmental wisdom worldview,resources are unlimited and technology will save humans.

Our ecological _________________ can be determined by our understanding of where the things we consume come from,what we know about the place where we live,how we are connected to the Earth and other living things,and our purpose and responsibility as human beings.

A ____________________ revolution is dedicated to meeting the basic needs of all people on the planet while affluent societies learn to live more sustainably by living with less.

Which argument is NOT likely to be made by an ecofeminist?

What level comes before "all animal species",in terms of the levels of ethical concern?

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