1.According to Nate Lewis, which one on the following list is the single most important challenge facing humanity in the 21st century?
A. Terrorist attack.
B. Global warming.
C. Hunger.
D. Energy.
2.Nate Lewis cited four sources to support his above statement. Which one on the following list is not among those he cited?
A. Nobel Laureate Rick Smalley.
B. Former vice president Al Gore.
C. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
D. MIT president Susan Hockfield.
E. none of the above (i.e. Nate Lewis cited all the above fou
3.Which statement Nate Lewis would agree the most?
A. We have plenty of energy for a long time.
B. We will run out of energy soon.
4.According to Nate Lewis, nuclear energy is __________ that we have now that is carbon neutral or carbon free.
A. the only proven technology
B. one of the three proven technologies
5.According to Nate Lewis, what is the biggest problem with fusion technology?
A. It is too expensive.
B. It is too difficult.
C. We do not have enough time.
6.According to Nate Lewis, if we were to only use nuclear (fission) power plants to produce the energy the world needs in next 50 years, we would need to build a new reactor _____________ for the next 50 years.
A. every year
B. every month
C. every week
D. every other day
7.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis said that the best policy for the climate should be _________.
A. to increase the gasoline price.
B. to decrease the gasoline price.
8.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis talked about solar technology. He said that about 90% solar cells now are based on __________.
A. silicon technology
B. thin-film technology.
9.During question and answer session, Nate Lewis said that alternative transportation fuels ___________ be the first priority
A. should
B. should NOT
10.Which one on the following list would Nate Lewis agree the most?
A. Since developing alternative energy is very expensive, we should be very selective about where to put R&D efforts.
B. Since we are running out of time, we should spend R&D efforts on as many options as possible and hope that one of them will work.