Sociology of Environment Quiz

1. 1. Who first introduced the term ‘Environmental Sociology’?

• a) William Catton

• b) Samuel Klausner

• c) Allan Schnaiberg

• d) Rachel Carson

2. 2. The ‘Human Exemptionalism Paradigm’ suggests that humans are:

• a) Part of nature's ecosystem

• b) Exempt from ecological constraints

• c) Naturally dependent on biodiversity

• d) Environmental activists

3. The book Silent Spring was authored by:

• a) William Catton

• b) Samuel Klausner

• c) Rachel Carson

• d) Allan Schnaiberg

4. The ‘New Ecological Paradigm’ (NEP) was proposed by:

• a) Max Weber and Karl Marx

• b) Catton and Dunlap

• c) Carson and Klausner

• d) Schnaiberg and Beck

5. 5. Overshoot (1980) warned about:
   
   
   
   

• 5. a) Urban pollution

• 5. b) Exceeding Earth's carrying capacity

• 5. c) Climate justice movements

• 5. d) Ecofeminism

6. Who is known for the ‘Treadmill of Production’ theory?

• a) William Catton

• b) Allan Schnaiberg

• c) Rachel Carson

• d) Samuel Klausner

7. The ‘Treadmill of Production’ theory criticizes:

• a) Population control measures

• b) Green revolution technologies

• c) Capitalist drive for economic growth

• d) Nuclear energy use

8. The first Earth Day was celebrated in:

• a) 1962
  

• b) 1970
  

• c) 1972
  

• d) 1980

9. The 1972 report Limits to Growth was published by:

• a) United Nations
  

• b) Club of Rome
  

• c) World Bank
  

• d) International Green Movement

10. 10. Silent Spring highlighted the dangers of:
    

• 10. a) Climate change
      

• 10. b) Chemical pesticides like DDT
      

• 10. c) Oil spills
      

• 10. d) Overpopulation