1. With respect to freedom of speech, those who prefer the Limits and Ethics theme over the Freedom from Limits theme would also restrict speech that _______________________________.

1) urges immediate hurtful action

2)  is hateful or hurtful to society     3) knowingly spreads false information      

4) all of the above

5)  only both choices 2) and 3) above

Response

2.  Select the ordered pair which best completes the following: "The goals of population and family planning are to  ________________________________________and _____________________________________________. " 

1) limit the number of children families have, to what can be adequately supported and raised to adulthood 

2) insure that all children born are truly wanted, can be adequately supported and raised to adulthood

3) insure that families have access to birth control, are informed about their options including abortion 

4) insure that families have access to birth control, are educated with respect to parenting skills  

5) none of the above 

3.   Those who prefer the Freedom from Limits theme over Limits and Ethics would ____________________.

1) be more concerned about "tragedy of the commons" situations         2) like "the land ethic"   

3) have more of an "ecological conscience"             4) like "the wise use movement"         5) none of the above

4.   Someone who is part of the wise use movement _______________________________. 

1) is not concerned about  public land management, just private land 

2) would most likely support outlawing fossil fuel extraction due to looming climate change catastrophe 

3) favor laws limiting development to protect biodiversity and  endangered species

4) has been frustrated with laws containing environmental restrictions

5) generally supports government regulations related to how land can or cannot be developed

5. Which of the terms below specifically is part of the land ethic? 

1)  private property           2)  biotic community                  3) tragedy of the commons 

4)  ecological conscience                                 5) ecological footprint    

6.   All of the following words might be used to describe someone for whom the Limits and Ethics theme is a key component of their overall worldview except which ? 

1) concerned about future well being         2)  backs sustainable development          

3) something of a global citizen                  4)  freedom loving                       5) something of an environmentalist

7. Which of the following associations is wrong? 

1) civil liberties /individual rights typically guaranteed by democratic  governments 

2) liberals and libertarians / both value individual freedom in personal matters 

3) libertarians and statists / both value individual freedom in economic matters 

4) American exceptionalism / most highly values individual freedom

5) tragedy of the commons / users of a common resource selfishly polluting or overusing it

Response

8. Someone for whom the Freedom from Limits  theme is a key component of their overall worldview conceivably might a thrill out of ______________________________. 

1) working to pass a bill increasing property taxes     2) discussing restrictions with a homeowner association board 

3) not engaging in risk-taking  behavior          4) taking part in a climate action demonstration 

5) rising a motorcycle around the country without a helmet

9.  Which of the following might someone living in the USA for whom the Limits and Ethics theme is a key component of their overall worldview, see as a big obstacle to uniting behind an urgent need for the world to pull together to deal with climate change? 

1) American exceptionalism            2) the land ethic        3) lessons from studying the tragedy of the commons 

4) religions pushing stewardship          5) utilitarianism

10. Select the ordered pair which best completes the following: "Spurred by catastrophic climate change or nuclear war concerns and desire to explore the feasibility of lots of people colonizing space, one can use ________________________to  ________________________ the statement, "A significant number of people going elsewhere in space to live--like Mars--to escape a hot and / or seriously polluted Earth is a fantasy."   

1) ethical reasoning, challenge           2) logical reasoning, seriously challenge 

3) a back of the envelope calculation, to quantitatively support

4)  a back of the envelope calculation, to qualitatively assess      5) common sense, bolster 

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