Which of the following statements is TRUE about military sexual trauma (MST)?
a. MST is defined as a man raping a women.
b. There is little data on its frequency because the military does not keep records.
c. MST is defined as all types of sexual assaults against a woman.
d. One in four women have responded that they experienced MST.
Roughly, what percentage of veterans of recent wars has PTSD?
a. 40 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 5 percent
d. 15 percent
After their involvement in combat, military personnel may experience depression, nightmares, and war-related flashbacks. This is referred to as __________.
a. war psychosis (WP)
b. post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
c. combat reaction syndrome (CRS)
d. battle-related mentality dysfunction (BRMD)
Maria is feeling sad, worried, and even panicked because her husband, who is in the Army, was just deployed to the Middle East. She now will be a single parent to their two young daughters and feels overwhelmed by all the responsibilities.
She is experiencing a(n) ______ of the war. a. direct opening
b. indirect opening
c. direct effect
d. indirect effect
The indirect effects of war include all of the following EXCEPT _________.
a. injury on the battlefield
b. how people think about their country
c. economic costs to rebuild
d. mass migrations that resettle civilians
Which of the following would NOT be considered a direct effect of war?
a. PTSD
b. death
c. physical injury
d. family instability
Simon was physically wounded in Operation Enduring Freedom. His right leg was severely injured and need to be amputated. His injury is considered to be a(n) ________ of the war.
a. direct opening
b. indirect opening
c. direct effect
d. indirect effect
Which approach to reducing climate change is favored by more Americans?
a. EPA regulation
b. cap and trade
c. carbon tax
d. mandatory limits on corporate pollution
Which is an example of cap and trade?
a. Low polluting countries reduce their pollution standards at a slightly lower rate
than higher polluting countries. Those countries that meet their targets enter into
mutually beneficial trade agreements.
b. Polluting Company X reduces its level of pollution and receives credit for the
reduction. They then sell their credit to polluting Company Z, whose emissions
exceed the regulatory limit.
c. The United States works with other countries to encourage lower thresholds of
pollution, and those countries that reduce their levels for one year receive better
trade agreements with the United States.
d. Company X, which does not pollute, trades information with Company Z, which
does pollute, on ways in which Company Z can lower its pollution levels.
Why do other countries accuse the United States of dragging its feet on climate change?
a. Most American scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring on any
large scale.
b. Many in the United States prefer voluntary compliance with emission standards
rather than strict enforcement of mandatory emission limits.
c. America has been a leader in strictly limiting emissions, but when several
European countries failed to follow suit, the United States discarded its limits.
d. The United States, Canada, France, and South Korea failed to sign the 2010
Copenhagen Accords on global warming.
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