Mutliple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	Which of the following is not true concerning population growth according to Oskamp?
		A)	feeds growing prosperity
		B)	means impoverishment for half of the world
		C)	causes malnutrition in the third world
		D)	promotes illness in poorer nations


2	Asians now buy
		A)	less cars than Western Europeans and North Americans combined.
		B)	more cars than Western Europeans and North Americans combined.
		C)	less cars than North Americans.
		D)	less cars than Western Europeans.


3	Zoologist E. O. Wilson estimates what percentage of the earth's plant and animal species could be extinct within a century?
		A)	20
		B)	25
		C)	35
		D)	50


4	According to McGinn, how many of the major oceanic fishing areas are seeing decreasing annual catches?
		A)	7
		B)	9
		C)	11
		D)	13


5	Since 1950, the world's richest fifth has increased its consumption of meat and timber by what percent?
		A)	35
		B)	41
		C)	50
		D)	70


6	In the United States, the divorce rate between 1960 and 1990
		A)	doubled.
		B)	tripled.
		C)	increased marginally.
		D)	decreased marginally.


7	Asked by the Roper Organization what annual income was needed to fulfill their dreams, the average American in 1987 said ______. In 1996 the response was _______.
		A)	$100,000, $1,000,000
		B)	$75,000, $2,000,000
		C)	$65,000, $85,000
		D)	$50,000, $90,000


8	In 1950, _______ percent of Americans enjoyed daily showers. In 1999, it was _______ percent.
		A)	29, 75
		B)	15, 61
		C)	32, 91
		D)	51, 98


9	The tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation is called the
		A)	stimulation effect.
		B)	adaptation-level phenomenon.
		C)	variation phenomenon.
		D)	conformity effect.


10	Which of the following is not one of George Howard's killer thoughts?
		A)	Consumption will produce happiness.
		B)	Growth is good.
		C)	Don't discount the future.
		D)	Greed is good.


11	From 1994 to late 1998, the percent of Americans feeling a need to experience spiritual growth
		A)	rose from 37 to 51.
		B)	rose from 58 to 82.
		C)	declined from 58 to 49.
		D)	declined from 76 to 59.


12	In a poll in 1975, what percent of Americans identified a lot of money as the basis for the good life? In 1996?
		A)	42, 75
		B)	38, 63
		C)	23, 54
		D)	54, 72


13	In 1998, what percent of Americans earning between $75,000 and $100,000 agreed to the statement, I cannot afford to buy everything I really need.
		A)	24
		B)	39
		C)	45
		D)	62

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