Al Gore Nobel Speech Quiz

What is the main topic of Gore’s Nobel speech?

• Water pollution

• Climate change

• Political conflict

• Renewable energy

According to Gore’s Nobel speech, why is little being done to reduce global

warming?

• People know that the problem will resolve itself.

• People fail to recognize the danger of the situation.

• People assume that the government is tackling the issue.

• People think that global warming is good for the earth.

According to Gore, how SHOULD people respond to the environmental crisis that

he describes in his Nobel speech?

• suspiciously

• privately

• slowly

• rapidly

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning

of crisis?

• a chilly afternoon

• a blooming flower

• a hibernating bear

• a spreading wildfire

If a police officer gives directions with urgency, then which of the

following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of urgency.

• The police officer’s directions should be completely ignored.

• The police officer’s directions should be considered a warning.

• The police officer’s directions should be followed immediately.

• The police officer’s directions should be remembered for later.

What is most likely the meaning of illusion in the following sentence?

"A carnival mirror creates the illusion that people are taller than they actually are."

• shocking surprise

• false appearance

• unpleasant truth

• undeniable fact

Read the following excerpt from Gore’s Nobel speech.

"Last September 21, as the Northern Hemisphere tilted away from the sun, scientists

reported with unprecedented distress that the North Polar ice cap is “falling off a

cliff.” One study estimated that it could be completely gone during summer in less

than 22 years. Another new study, to be presented by U.S. Navy researchers later

this week, warns it could happen in as little as 7 years.

Seven years from now."

What is the impact of the one-sentence paragraph?

• It shows that people have plenty of time to fix global warming.

• It reveals that Gore does not understand the Navy’s new study.

• It starkly emphasizes just how quickly the North Polar ice cap is melting.

• It suggests that the second study contains questionable research.

Part A Which answer choice describes Gore’s main reason for writing his

Nobel speech?

• to convince people to act

• to describe scientific facts

• to demand a political treaty

• to thank the prize committee

Part B Which sentence from the Nobel speech best supports the answer to

Part A?

• Seven years later, Alfred Nobel created this prize and the others that bear

  his name.

• The experts have told us it is not a passing affliction that will heal by itself.

• We are what is wrong, and we must make it right.

• The very web of life on which we depend is being ripped and frayed.

In his Nobel speech, what is Gore’s attitude regarding the progress

made to reduce global warming?

• distrustful but forgiving

• concerned but positive

• pleased but confused

• interested but lazy