Al Gore Nobel Speech Practice Test

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

What solution to reduce global warming does Gore propose in his Nobel speech?

• ban motor vehicles

• close coal factories

• limit CO2 emissions

• release trapped heat

Near the end of his Nobel speech, why does Gore criticize the United States and China?

• The countries do not encourage other nations to help solve the environmental crisis.

• The countries fail to attend international meetings to discuss global warming concerns.

• The countries refuse to share useful renewable energy technologies with other nations.

• The countries emit the most CO2 in the world but do little to control its negative impact.

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 thefollowing 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

Read the following excerpt from Gore’s Nobel speech.

Last September 21, as the Northern Hemisphere tilted away from the sun, scientistsreported with unprecedented distress that the North Polar ice cap is “falling off acliff.” One study estimated that it could be completely gone during summer in lessthan 22 years. Another new study, to be presented by U.S. Navy researchers laterthis 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.

Read the following sentence from Gore’s Nobel speech.

In every land, the truth—once known—has the power to set us free.

What is most likely the point that Gore is making with this statement?

• Freedom is more important than acknowledging truth.

• Truth should only be shared with certain individuals.

• People who become aware of the truth can change.

• Every nation has a different understanding of truth.

Read the following excerpt from Gore’s Nobel speech.

After performing 10,000 equations by hand, Svante Arrhenius calculated that theearth’s average temperature would increase by many degrees if we doubled theamount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

What persuasive technique is Gore using?

• An appeal to truth

• An appeal to reason

• An appeal to emotion

• An appeal to authority