WorksheetsIGH Reading Quiz 12: 21st Century Anxieties and Opportunities
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Approximately how many were killed by the events of 9/11?
(a)
What is this chapter’s explanation for acts of terrorism?
People who commit terrorist acts feel powerless
People who commit terrorist acts want to reform society
Terrorism is an effective way to achieve change
Terrorism harms only those being attacked
When did the “complexification” of society begin?
The Middle Ages
The Industrial Revolution
World War I
The beginning of globalization
Approximately what percentage of the global population is connected to the World Wide Web as of 2019?
(a)
Which of the following countries has the lowest rate of obesity, regardless of wealth?
Namibia
India
Australia
Brazil
Which of the following, created in 1988, is tasked with coordinating research efforts regarding climate change?
The United Framework Convention on Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol
Paris Accords
Which of the following is NOT a contributor to longer life in the contemporary world?
Electrification
Sanitation
Increased vaccination
Greater food supplies
Which disease, first documented in Africa in 1976, kills approximately half of the people who become infected?
Coronavirus
Diphtheria
Malaria
Ebola
What event prompted President Obama to describe inequality as “the defining issue of our time”?
People’s Climate Movement
Me Too Movement
Arab Spring
Occupy Wall Street
In which areas has inequality been seen to rise significantly and disproportionately?
North America
The Global South
Former Soviet countries
African nations
What does this chapter pinpoint as the (at least partial) solution to the problems discussed in it?
No clear way has been identified
Continuing on the same path
A change in ideology
Technological change
