29. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 29: The Environment and Federal Policy in the Twenty-First Century

**Quiz for Document 29.5: Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Facts (2012)**

Quiz for Document 29.5: Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Facts (2012)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

1. For what purpose did the Environmental Protection Agency publish this document in 2012?

To scare Americans into changing their behavior

To build support for Barack Obama’s legislative agenda

To educate Americans about the realities of climate change

To urge private businesses to limit greenhouse gas emissions

2. What, according to the EPA, is the major cause of the buildup of greenhouse gases since the mid-nineteenth century?

Deforestation

Agriculture

The burning of fossil fuels

The depletion of the ozone layer

3. To which Environmental Protection Agency claim would opponents of climate change legislation most object?

Climate change is happening.

Humans are largely responsible for climate change.

Climate change will affect everyone.

Our lives are closely connected to the climate.

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