Question 1
Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning
A. nuclear energy.
B. the destruction of forests.
C. global warming.
D. pesticides.
E. pollution in the oceans.
Question 2
In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment
A. had been promoted since the 1920s by some feminists.
B. was strongly opposed by some women.
C. All these answers are correct.
D. seemed almost certain to be ratified.
E. was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification.
Question 3
By the early twenty-first century, gay men and lesbians in the United States
A. saw some openly gay politicians win election to public office.
B. were experiencing a powerful backlash from within American society.
C. All these answers are correct.
D. achieved many of the same milestones that other minority groups had attained in earlier decades.
E. were making slow, halting progress in achieving laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference.
Question 4
Early during the feminist movement, the National Organization of Women focused its efforts on
A. abortion rights.
B. changing the traditional concepts of women in the home.
C. passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
D. helping poor and minority women.
E. addressing the needs of women in the workplace.
Question 5
Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, was named to the court by
A. George W. Bush.
B. Jimmy Carter.
C. George H. W. Bush.
D. Bill Clinton.
E. Ronald Reagan.
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