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Self Test B on Knowledge Associated With Choice Theme #41

Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. The beliefs of someone for whom the Human Centered theme is a key component of their overall worldview are best summarized by saying that this person _______________.   

1) believes human salvation is most important                   2) believes humans are the most important thing    

3) believes in stewardship                                                    4) believes in theological "having dominion over"   

5) none of the above 

2.  ____________________________is a term whose description might include "From an ecocentric perspective, it urges our more equally valuing all living things, the integrity of ecosystems and natural processes."   

1) bioregionalism    2) ecological groundedness    3) wholism       4) deep ecology        5)  stewardship

3.  All of the following beliefs are part of the philosophy behind the wise use movement except which one? 

1) Humans, like all organisms,  must use natural resources to survive 

2) Like other species, we learn about the world through trial and error  

3)  Technology spawned by our limitless imaginations can break through natural limits 

4) Humanity's reworking of the Earth is revolutionary, problematic and ultimately benevolent. 

5) The Earth is a small planet, and its life fragile and delicate  

4.   All of the following logically belong together with "the illusion of central position" except which one? 

1) ecocentric                            2) egocentric                                   3) anthropocentric         

4) geocentric                            5)  none of the above--there are no exceptions 

5. Which of the following associations is wrong?  

1) anthropocentrism  / human-centered viewpoint                             

2) anthropocentrism  and Christianity / linked in famous 1967 paper by Lynn White                                

3) anthropocentrism and science / linked in early 1600s by Francis Bacon 

4) human exceptionalism / belief that asserts: as far as the Earth goes, humans are special                              

5) biodiversity / can be gauged by counting the number of species the ecosystem contains

6.  The beliefs of someone for whom the Respect for Nature worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview are best summarized by saying that this person _______________. 

1) is a utilitarian                     2) is wholistic              3) has a sense of humility

4)  enjoys natural beauty        5) embraces deep ecology

7.  Someone who prefers the Human Centered theme to the Respect for Nature theme might be least comfortable with _____________________________.     

 1) reductionism                      2) commodification                                3) Tooth & Claw Ethics               

4)  natural pantheists             5) anthropocentrism  

8. All of the following are generally accepted as a minimum standard for the ethical treatment of animals except which one? 

1) minimizing (if not eliminating) the pain they suffer under human care 

2) treating confined animals in a way that preserves their dignity   

3) if they escape confinement, granting them freedom to live in the wild 

4) giving something back to them in terms of their happiness and enjoyment of life  

5)  making sure that their deaths are quick and merciful. 

9. Select the ordered pair that best completes the following. "While matter cycles through self sustaining, interacting  natural communities of animals and plants known as _______________________ , energy--typically beginning with sunshine-- _________________ through the associated food chain."

1) bioregions, also cycles through        2) bioregions, moves in a one directional fashion   

3) ecosystems, also cycles through        4) ecosystems, moves in a one directional fashion   

5) biotic communities,  also cycles through   

10.  All of the following would be most logically studied by the biological scientists known as ecologists except which?

1)  biodiversity              2) ecosystem                  3) sorting for recycling 

4)  photosynthesis          5) overshoot and collapse

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