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Environmental policy of the first Trump administration - Quiz
Contributed by: Cole
  • 1. Who was appointed as the Agriculture Secretary by the first Trump administration?
A) Kathleen Hartnett White
B) Sonny Perdue
C) Neil Jacobs
D) Barry Lee Myers
  • 2. What is Sonny Perdue's former professional background?
A) Chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
B) Governor of Georgia
C) CEO of AccuWeather
D) Scientific researcher
  • 3. What does Sonny Perdue plan to remove from the Department of Agriculture?
A) Climate scientists
B) Import taxes
C) Environmental subsidies
D) Onerous regulations
  • 4. What is the primary concern opponents have regarding Sonny Perdue's policies?
A) The privatization of public parks
B) Farm pollution affecting drinking water
C) The reduction of agricultural exports
D) The increase in food prices
  • 5. What is Sonny Perdue's stated position on the cause of climate change?
A) He believes it is not definitively known
B) He believes it is caused by human activity
C) He claims it is a communist conspiracy
D) He denies that the climate is warming
  • 6. What is the primary function of the Council on Environmental Quality?
A) Enforce international fishing treaties
B) Regulate commercial weather services
C) Coordinate federal environmental efforts
D) Manage national agricultural trade
  • 7. Whom did Trump nominate to chair the Council on Environmental Quality in 2017?
A) Neil Jacobs
B) Kathleen Hartnett White
C) Timothy Gallaudet
D) Barry Lee Myers
  • 8. What did Kathleen Hartnett White call renewable energy?
A) Unreliable and parasitic
B) Highly subsidized and ineffective
C) A technological breakthrough
D) Essential for the economy
  • 9. What conspiracy theory did Kathleen Hartnett White suggest regarding climate regulation?
A) It is a cover for global surveillance
B) It is pushed by communists
C) It is a scheme to increase taxes
D) It is a hoax by solar panel manufacturers
  • 10. Why was Kathleen Hartnett White's nomination withdrawn?
A) She was appointed to another agency
B) She was found to have a conflict of interest
C) She refused to serve
D) She lacked sufficient Senate support
  • 11. Which department contains the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration?
A) Department of Commerce
B) Department of the Interior
C) Department of Agriculture
D) Department of Energy
  • 12. What was the former role of Barry Lee Myers before his nomination to lead NOAA?
A) Member of the Senate
B) Governor of a state
C) CEO of AccuWeather
D) Director of a research university
  • 13. What has Barry Lee Myers historically advocated against?
A) Increased funding for satellite technology
B) International cooperation on climate research
C) NOAA providing weather information directly to the public
D) Commercial weather forecasting companies
  • 14. Who served as the active Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere starting in 2019?
A) Barry Lee Myers
B) Sonny Perdue
C) Timothy Gallaudet
D) Neil Jacobs
  • 15. What name was given to the controversy regarding Hurricane Dorian and an altered map?
A) Climate-gate
B) Weather-gate
C) Sharpiegate
D) Dorian-gate
  • 16. Which state did President Trump falsely claim would be hit by Hurricane Dorian?
A) South Carolina
B) Florida
C) Alabama
D) Georgia
  • 17. What did the investigation into Sharpiegate conclude regarding Neil Jacobs?
A) He violated scientific integrity policies
B) He acted completely within agency guidelines
C) He was the primary author of the false claim
D) He publicly corrected the President's mistake
  • 18. To which entity did Trump sometimes attribute the 'hoax' of global warming?
A) The Democratic Party.
B) The United Nations.
C) The Chinese government.
D) The European Union.
  • 19. How did Trump later characterize his claim that China created the global warming hoax?
A) As a misunderstanding by the media.
B) As a misinterpreted historical fact.
C) As a joke.
D) As a serious policy proposal.
  • 20. What did Trump say he would do regarding the Paris Climate Agreement?
A) Renegotiate the terms immediately.
B) Increase U.S. involvement.
C) Cancel U.S. participation.
D) Extend the agreement for another decade.
  • 21. What did Trump say he would stop regarding UN global warming programs?
A) Scientific cooperation.
B) All U.S. payments.
C) Trade agreements.
D) Diplomatic representation.
  • 22. How many comments did industry leaders submit regarding regulations after Trump's invitation?
A) 500
B) 168
C) 100
D) 50
  • 23. What proportion of the 168 industry comments targeted EPA rules?
A) Nearly half.
B) One quarter.
C) All of them.
D) Ten percent.
  • 24. What was the primary goal of the Trump administration's energy policy?
A) Expanding national park conservation
B) Attaining energy independence through fossil fuels
C) Promoting solar and wind energy
D) Reducing carbon emissions globally
  • 25. How many environmental rules and regulations did the Trump administration roll back by the end of its term?
A) 14
B) 80
C) 98
D) 1,000
  • 26. What global climate agreement did the Trump administration withdraw the United States from?
A) Kyoto Protocol
B) Copenhagen Accord
C) Paris climate accord
D) Montreal Protocol
  • 27. Where did the Trump administration plan to allow drilling in 2019?
A) Grand Canyon
B) Everglades
C) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
D) Yellowstone National Park
  • 28. According to the 2018 analysis, how many lives per decade were the rollbacks estimated to cost?
A) Under 10,000
B) Over 80,000
C) Over 500,000
D) Over 1,000,000
  • 29. What was a primary focus of the Obama administration's environmental agenda?
A) Expanding fossil fuel drilling
B) Privatizing federal lands
C) Reducing carbon emissions
D) Rescinding environmental regulations
  • 30. Who was Trump's first administrator of the EPA?
A) Scott Pruitt
B) Andrew Wheeler
C) Rex Tillerson
D) Albert Kelly
  • 31. Who replaced Scott Pruitt as the EPA administrator?
A) Andrew Wheeler
B) Mike Pompeo
C) Rex Tillerson
D) Albert Kelly
  • 32. Who did Scott Pruitt appoint to head the Superfund program?
A) Albert Kelly
B) A career environmental lawyer
C) A climate scientist
D) Andrew Wheeler
  • 33. What was the primary background of Albert Kelly before leading the Superfund program?
A) Banking
B) Legal defense
C) Environmental science
D) Energy policy
  • 34. Why did Scott Pruitt face criticism in April 2018?
A) Publicly disparaging the President
B) Illegal campaign donations
C) Excessive security expenditures
D) Mismanagement of federal land
  • 35. What was the reason for Scott Pruitt's resignation in July 2018?
A) Low job approval ratings
B) Pressure from the oil industry
C) Numerous ethics investigations
D) Failure to deregulate
  • 36. According to PolitiFact, when were the last new figures on air quality released before Trump's claims?
A) 2017
B) 2018
C) 2012
D) 2016
  • 37. What was Andrew Wheeler's professional background before being nominated for the EPA?
A) Environmental lawyer
B) Coal industry lobbyist
C) Climate change scientist
D) Renewable energy consultant
  • 38. Which organization did Michael Brune lead when he criticized Andrew Wheeler?
A) Natural Resources Defense Council
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) Department of Energy
D) Sierra Club
  • 39. Who was the CEO of Murray Energy that met with Rick Perry in March 2017?
A) Robert Murray
B) Andrew Wheeler
C) Simon Edelman
D) Ryan Zinke
  • 40. What was the name of the photographer who released photos of the meeting between Perry and Murray?
A) David Bernhardt
B) Simon Edelman
C) Robert Murray
D) Ryan Zinke
  • 41. Who replaced Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior in 2019?
A) Andrew Wheeler
B) Scott Pruitt
C) David Bernhardt
D) Rick Perry
  • 42. What was David Bernhardt’s professional background before becoming Secretary of the Interior?
A) Government photographer
B) Oil industry lobbyist
C) Climate scientist
D) Coal industry executive
  • 43. How many Democratic senators voted to confirm Andrew Wheeler in 2018?
A) Forty-five
B) None
C) Three
D) Ten
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