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11.7 Lit & Science Quiz

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At which university did Camille T. Dungy earn her BA?

a)

Colorado State University

b)

University of California

c)

University of Denver

d)

University of North Carolina

e)

Stanford University

2.

At which university did Camille T. Dungy earn her MFA?

a)

Colorado State University

b)

Stanford University

c)

University of Denver

d)

University of North Carolina

e)

University of California

3.

Camille T. Dungy’s collection Smith Blue won the

a)

Poetry Society of America Award

b)

Crab Orchard Open Book Prize

c)

Michael Printz Award

d)

Pegasus Award

e)

Bellwether Prize

4.

Camille T. Dungy’s work is influenced by her interest in the intersections between

a)

literature, environmental action, history, and culture

b)

activism, the environment, media, and humanity

c)

motherhood, writing, nature, and prayer

d)

ecology, friendship, memory, and landscape

e)

gardening, poetry, climate change, and industrialization

5.

Which poetry anthology did Camille T. Dungy edit?

a)

Environmental Futures: An International Literary Anthology

b)

The Melody of Earth: An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems

c)

Age of the Sun: An Anthology of Poems on Nature

d)

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry

e)

Nothing Divine Dies: A Poetry Anthology About Nature

6.

At which university does Camille T. Dungy currently teach?

a)

University of Denver

b)

University of North Carolina

c)

University of California

d)

Stanford University

e)

Colorado State University

7.

Which work is Bendorf’s upcoming poetry collection?

a)

Call Us What We Carry

b)

Consider the Rooster

c)

Words Under the Words: Selected Poems

d)

Upgraded to Serious

e)

Emplumada

8.

Which event does Bendorf claim reconnected him with his purpose as a writer?

a)

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

Hurricane Katrina

c)

the 2008 financial crisis

d)

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

e)

the COVID-19 pandemic

9.

Critic Luiza Flynn-Goodlet claims that Bendorf’s poems MOST engage with

a)

anger

b)

despair

c)

love

d)

nostalgia

e)

hope

10.

What does the narrator ask the reader at the beginning of “Evergreen?”

a)

Have you ever seen a snowflake up close?

b)

When does spring usually arrive?

c)

What causes the days to shorten?

d)

How does the snowfall affect the landscape?

e)

What continues to grow in winter?

11.

In “Evergreen,” the narrator forbids himself from going

a)

up the tall trees

b)

near the railroad

c)

into the forest

d)

in the deep river

e)

across the frozen lake

12.

To what does the speaker compare the sound of the oncoming train in “Evergreen?”

a)

a rumbling avalanche

b)

a wild stampede

c)

water boiling in a kettle

d)

a crashing wave

e)

a distant thunderstorm

13.

Marge Piercy was born shortly before the

a)

Korean War

b)

Second World War

c)

Cold War

d)

Vietnam War

e)

Global War on Terrorism

14.

Which member of Marge Piercy's family MOST influenced her love of poetry and Judaism?

a)

her husband

b)

her mother

c)

her father

d)

her grandmother

e)

her grandfather

15.

Marge Piercy's work LEAST reflects an interest in

a)

orientalism

b)

Jewish spirituality

c)

the environment

d)

Marxism

e)

feminism

16.

Marge Piercy founded Leapfrog Press in 1993 with

a)

Heather McHugh

b)

Alfred Abraham Knopf

c)

Ira Wood

d)

Naomi Shihab Nye

e)

Oliver Baez Bendorf

17.

Which of the following awards did Marge Piercy receive as an undergraduate student?

a)

Golden Rose Poetry Prize

b)

Roy W. Cowden Memorial Fellowship

c)

Hopwood Award for Poetry and Fiction

d)

Academy of American Poets Prize

e)

Arthur C. Clarke Award

18.

In “The air smelled dirty”, the narrator’s cousins are

a)

Italian

b)

Welsh

c)

German

d)

Russian

e)

Dutch

19.

Which of the following poems did Amanda Gorman perform at the 2021 presidential inauguration?

a)

“The Miracle of Morning”

b)

“In This Place”

c)

“The Gathering Place”

d)

”The Hill We Climb”

e)

“Sisterhood”

20.

Amanda Gorman became the nation’s first

a)

Youth Poetry Ambassador

b)

Children’s National Poetry Slam champion

c)

African American Poet Laureate

d)

Presidential Poet Laureate

e)

National Youth Poet Laureate

21.

Malala Yousafzai inspired Amanda Gorman to

a)

write poetry for the Malala Fund

b)

become an advocate for the National Organization for Women

c)

author a children’s book to inspire young women

d)

deliver a speech at the G7 Summit

e)

become a youth delegate for the United Nations

22.

Amanda Gorman earned a degree in

a)

social policy

b)

cultural studies

c)

creative writing

d)

sociology

e)

anthropology

23.

At the Super Bowl, Amanda Gorman performed a poem

a)

warning listeners of the dangers of climate change

b)

honoring African American heritage

c)

emphasizing the importance of the American dream

d)

celebrating nurses, educators, and veterans

e)

encouraging unity during a time of polarization

24.

Amanda Gorman authored a children’s book titled

a)

The Hill We Climb

b)

The Way Forward is Light

c)

The One for Whom Food Is Not Enough

d)

Call Us What We Carry

e)

Change Sings

25.

Which of the following energy sources is classified as potentially renewable?

a)

coal

b)

Sun

c)

oil

d)

wood

e)

wind

26.

Which of the following cycles describes the movement of ocean water to the land?

a)

hydrologic cycle

b)

aquatic cycle

c)

coastal cycle

d)

water cycle

e)

tidal cycle

27.

What type of energy are water- and wind-based energy sources?

a)

renewable energy

b)

potentially renewable energy

c)

indirect energy

d)

direct energy

e)

non-renewable energy

28.

What term is used to describe the amount of solar energy reaching the top of the Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

solar constant

b)

solar potential

c)

solar luminosity

d)

solar intensity

e)

solar flux

29.

What is passive solar energy?

a)

energy gained directly from the Sun

b)

energy created by ultraviolet light

c)

energy found in bodies of water

d)

energy extracted with an intermediate technology

e)

energy harnessed by plants

30.

Which of the following materials has the MOST thermal inertia?

a)

wood

b)

glass

c)

metal

d)

stone

e)

plastic

31.

What are the two main applications of active solar energy?

a)

pumping water and providing ventilation

b)

lighting homes and charging batteries

c)

cooking food and distilling water

d)

warming indoor spaces and powering machines

e)

heating hot water and generating electricity

32.

An active solar water heater uses tubing primarily made from

a)

copper

b)

silver

c)

iron

d)

gold

e)

aluminum

33.

Which chemical compound is used in photovoltaic solar cells?

a)

silicon dioxide

b)

aluminum oxide

c)

hydrogen peroxide

d)

calcium carbonate

e)

magnesium sulfate

34.

Why do contemporary photovoltaic solar cells combine silicon dioxide with small amounts of metals?

a)

to store more energy

b)

to absorb more sunlight

c)

to increase the voltage of the output

d)

to respond to variations in sunlight

e)

to transfer energy more efficiently

35.

How much energy does a typical photovoltaic cell generate?

a)

1 to 2 watts

b)

10 to 20 watts

c)

5 to 10 watts

d)

2 to 4 watts

e)

20 to 40 watts

36.

How many homes can the average wind turbine power?

a)

670

b)

940

c)

530

d)

860

e)

790

37.

Which region of the world has at least forty operating offshore wind farms?

a)

western North America

b)

the Middle East

c)

Central America

d)

Northern Europe

e)

East Asia

38.

Which of the following outcomes is NOT a possible advantage for the use of solar and wind energy?

a)

electricity provided to remote locations

b)

compatibility with other land uses

c)

heat and electricity generated without pollution

d)

energy savings produced

e)

increased amount of energy production

39.

Which environmental harm from wind turbines is of MOST concern?

a)

interference with local weather patterns

b)

the death of flying animals

c)

disruption of marine life

d)

increased noise and light pollution

e)

emission of greenhouse gases during construction

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