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Political History: The Environmental Movement

This quiz will test your knowledge of the history of the environmental movement.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did the first Earth Day take place?

  1. 1962
  2. 1970
  3. 1972
  4. 1980
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Clean Air Act into law?

  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Lyndon B. Johnson
  3. John F. Kennedy
  4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Rachel Carson?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. The Environmental Defense Fund
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Endangered Species Act into law?

  1. Jimmy Carter
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Barry Commoner?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. The Center for the Biology of Natural Systems
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Clean Water Act into law?

  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Jimmy Carter
  3. Gerald Ford
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by David Brower?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. The Environmental Defense Fund
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the National Environmental Policy Act into law?

  1. Richard Nixon
  2. Lyndon B. Johnson
  3. John F. Kennedy
  4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Paul Ehrlich?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. The Population Bomb
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Superfund Act into law?

  1. Jimmy Carter
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. Lyndon B. Johnson
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Amory Lovins?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. The Rocky Mountain Institute
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Montreal Protocol into law?

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. George H.W. Bush
  3. Bill Clinton
  4. George W. Bush
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Bill McKibben?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. 350.org
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which president signed the Paris Agreement into law?

  1. Barack Obama
  2. Donald Trump
  3. Joe Biden
  4. George W. Bush
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the environmental group founded by Greta Thunberg?

  1. The Sierra Club
  2. The Wilderness Society
  3. The National Audubon Society
  4. Fridays for Future
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