Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships (Enger) 13th Edition

Chapter 2: Environmental Ethics

Practice Quiz

1
Environmental ethics can best be defined as
A)using the environment wisely.
B)maintaining environmental sustainability.
C)dealing with animals using human ethics.
D)examining the moral basis of environmental responsibility and its extent.
2
The theory of environmental ethics espouses that all forms of life have the right to exist is referred to as
A)anthropocentric.
B)ecocentric.
C)individualistic.
D)biocentric.
3
Religious organizations such as the NRPE are becoming more involved in environmental issues.
A)True
B)False
4
Ecocentric environmentalists think that
A)humans should control the environment.
B)the environment is here for the benefit of humans.
C)the environment has rights.
D)environmental exploitation is necessary to provide an adequate standard of living.
5
Preservation is seeks to strike a balance between development and conservation.
A)True
B)False
6
Ethics is only one "branch" of philosophy.
A)True
B)False
7
The concept of environmental justice emerged
A)during the early industrial revolution.
B)after Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published.
C)recently as corporations began to look at the triple bottom line.
D)when studies demonstrated that toxic waste was more likely disposed of in low income areas.
8
Environmental ethics can be
A)especially complex.
B)very simple.
C)very unusual.
D)None of the above are correct.
9
Ecocentrism suggests that
A)life is everywhere.
B)life is biocentric.
C)the environment itself has moral worth.
D)All of the above are correct.
10
Aldo Leopold wrote an entire chapter of his famous book "A Sand County Almanac" on "The Land Ethic."
A)True
B)False
11
Sustainable Development means
A)development that can continue indefinitely.
B)development that allows nature to replenish itself.
C)a continuous supply for the building industries.
D)to stop all economic growth and development.
12
In the business concept triple bottom line, corporations determine success by examining all values EXCEPT
A)social success.
B)CEO success.
C)environmental success.
D)financial success.
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