Multiple-Choice Quiz (10 Questions)
1. What is environmental racism?
A) Planting too many trees
B) Unequal exposure of racialized groups to environmental harm
C) Any climate change event
D) A recycling campaign
A) Planting too many trees
B) Unequal exposure of racialized groups to environmental harm
C) Any climate change event
D) A recycling campaign
2. Which group is often most affected?
A) Wealthy gated communities
B) Tourist neighborhoods
C) Marginalized racial and low-income communities
D) Financial districts
A) Wealthy gated communities
B) Tourist neighborhoods
C) Marginalized racial and low-income communities
D) Financial districts
3. Which is an example of environmental racism?
A) Equal sanitation in all neighborhoods
B) New public libraries
C) Toxic waste sites near poor communities
D) Bike lanes
A) Equal sanitation in all neighborhoods
B) New public libraries
C) Toxic waste sites near poor communities
D) Bike lanes
4. Why does sanitation matter?
A) It only improves image
B) It prevents disease and improves life quality
C) It increases traffic
D) It lowers school attendance
A) It only improves image
B) It prevents disease and improves life quality
C) It increases traffic
D) It lowers school attendance
5. What happened in Flint, Michigan?
A) A river restoration project
B) Lead contamination in drinking water
C) A national park was opened
D) A recycling law ended pollution
A) A river restoration project
B) Lead contamination in drinking water
C) A national park was opened
D) A recycling law ended pollution
6. Which communities are highlighted in Brazil?
A) Only central business districts
B) Indigenous, Quilombola, and favela communities
C) Only universities
D) Only beach towns
A) Only central business districts
B) Indigenous, Quilombola, and favela communities
C) Only universities
D) Only beach towns
7. A health consequence of environmental racism is:
A) Lower asthma rates
B) Better sleep everywhere
C) Higher respiratory and water-related disease risk
D) No mental health impact
A) Lower asthma rates
B) Better sleep everywhere
C) Higher respiratory and water-related disease risk
D) No mental health impact
8. Environmental justice means:
A) Ignoring social inequality
B) Fair treatment and participation for all communities
C) Protecting only rich areas
D) Focusing only on animals
A) Ignoring social inequality
B) Fair treatment and participation for all communities
C) Protecting only rich areas
D) Focusing only on animals
9. How can young people help?
A) Stay silent
B) Avoid community projects
C) Raise awareness and support local actions
D) Wait until adulthood
A) Stay silent
B) Avoid community projects
C) Raise awareness and support local actions
D) Wait until adulthood
10. Which is a real solution?
A) Weaker environmental laws
B) Less public investment in poor areas
C) Equal law enforcement and better sanitation access
D) More polluting industries in vulnerable neighborhoods
A) Weaker environmental laws
B) Less public investment in poor areas
C) Equal law enforcement and better sanitation access
D) More polluting industries in vulnerable neighborhoods
Answer Key: 1-B, 2-C, 3-C, 4-B, 5-B, 6-B, 7-C, 8-B, 9-C, 10-C