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100

The Very Beginning of The Chapter Starts With the Van Load of Filmakers Having a Hard Time Entering What Was Once a Vacation Land In What Country? 

A.) Canada

B.) Greece

C.) Spain

D.) Italy 

B.) Greece 

100

What term does Klein use in this chapter to describe the movement of people resisting fossil fuel projects?

Blockadia 

100

In simple terms what is fracking? 

Fracking is a way to get oil and gas out of the ground, by drilling deep into the earth and pumping a water solution to break rocks and release these resources to then be collected. 
100

What Oil Company Had the Largest accidental Marine Oil Spill That Killed 11 People in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?

A.) Shell

B.)ExxonMobil

C.) BP 

D.) Chevron

A.) BP

200

The Keystone XL Pipeline starts in what country and runs to the United States.

Canada

200

What college town mentioned in the chapter is a hub for anti fracking resistance and research? 

A.) Ithaca, NY

B.) State College, PA

C.) Boulder, CO

D.) Charlottesville, VA

A.) Ithaca, NY 


200

In What Areas Have Pipelines and Fracking Not Been Allowed or Conducted? 

A.) Schools 

B.) Indigenous Land 

C.) Hospitals 

D.) Gated Communities 

E.) None of the Above 

E.) None of The Above 

Fossil Fuel Company's View NO Land as Off Limits :(

200

An Embridge Pipe Burst In Which State Causing The Largest Onshore oil spill in U.S History 

A.) Michigan 

B.) New York 

C.) Texas 

D.) North Dakota 

A.) Michigan 

300

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Let Resistance Against an Access Pipeline in What State?

A.) South Dakota 

B.) California 

C.) Louisiana

D.) North Dakota

D.) North Dakota

300

Who was described in this chapter as the frontline of resistance to pipelines and fracking? 

A. Children 

B. Women 

C. Teachers 

D. Men 

B. Women 

EX. Klein shares an example of a woman who sat in the road holding a feather during keystone protests

300

The chapter mentions that 15 million Americans live within this distance of a well that has been fracked. 

A.) 3 mile 

B.) 10 mile 

C.) 1 mile 

D.) 13 mile 

C.) 1 mile 

300

In 2013 a Harris Poll Found That  ___% of U.S Respondents Believe Oil Companies Are "Honest & Trustworthy" .

A.) 4 %

B.) 43%

C.)60%

D.) 17%


A.) 4 %

400

What was the first country to ban fracking completely? 

A. Germany 

B. Sweden 

C.France

D. Greece

C. France

400

What group of people in Niger Delta Nigeria advocated early on to protect their land?

The Ogoni People 

400

Page 289 Says That for Years The U.S Gas Industry Would Respond to Reports of Contaminated water Wells by Insisting There Was No Scientific Proof Between Fracking and ________?

A.) The Water Smelling Bad 

B.) The Water Catching On Fire 

C.) The Water Being Murky 

D.) The Water Making People Sick 

B.) The Water Catching On Fire

Residents Living Near Gas Drilling Could Suddenly Set Their Tap Water On Fire ...Lovely!

400

Can you Briefly Explain What Disaster Happened In Lac Megantic  

A Rail Disaster Happened Causing 47 People to Die and Rivers to Set Fire

500

Can you Name a Country or State That Has Banned Fracking Other Than France 


  • Germany: Banned fracking in 2017. 

  • Spain: Banned fracking. 

  • United Kingdom:
    • England: Imposed a moratorium on fracking in 2019. 

    • Scotland: Has a moratorium on fracking. 

    • Wales: Has a moratorium on fracking. 

  • Bulgaria: Banned fracking. 

  • Netherlands: Effectively banned fracking. 

  • Denmark: Banned fracking. 

  • Ireland: Banned fracking. 

North America:

  • Vermont: Banned fracking in 2012. 

  • New York: Banned fracking in 2020. 

  • Maryland: Banned fracking in 2017. 

  • Washington: Banned fracking in 2019. 

  • California: Banned fracking in 2024. 

  • Oregon: Banned fracking in 2019. 

Canada:

  • New Brunswick: Banned fracking.
  • Quebec: Prohibited fracking for shale gas. Tasmania (Australia)




500

In Your Opinion after Reading This Chapter, Do You Think the Community Led Resistance Movements are More, Less, Or Just as Powerful as Government Policies? Explain

Any Convincing Explanation!

500

Name One Energy Source You Believe to be Better/ More Sustainable Than Fracking, and Briefly Explain

Any Convincing Answer!

500

Can You Think of Any Other Disasters Not Mentioned in This Chapter That Were a Result of Fracking or Oil Drilling? 

Any Convincing Answer!