Chapter 28

Quiz for Document 28-5: Jimmy Carter, The Crisis of Confidence (1979)

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Question 1

In his 1979 speech The Crisis of Confidence, what does Jimmy Carter suggest about the nature of the crisis and the way to resolve it?A. According to Carter, the United States faces an economic crisis caused by deindustrialization, and the solution is high levels of consumption.
B. Carter believes that the disorder of the 1960s caused a social and political crisis and that the solution lies in the creation of close-knit communities.
C. Carter believes that the loss of the Vietnam War has caused an American identity crisis that could be resolved through increasing intervention in the Middle East.
D. Carter argues that Americans suffer from a loss of faith in the future that could be remedied by national mobilization against the energy crisis.

Question 2

In his 1979 speech, President Carter announces as a goal that, by the year 2000, the U.S. would receive 20% of its energy production fromA. biofuels.
B. coal.
C. solar power.
D. wind energy.

Question 3

What natural resource does President Carter identify as the most abundant energy resource available to the United States?A. Coal
B. Gas
C. Hydroelectric
D. Wind

Question 4

President Carter equates his proposed effort to reform national energy usage and policy with which of the following historical campaigns?A. Mobilization for World War II
B. Settling the American West
C. The American Revolution
D. The U.S. Civil War