Question 1

The majority of deaths related to Superstorm Sandy were caused by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  storm surges 
B)  extreme cold 
C)  crimes of opportunity 
D)  lack of power 
A)  storm surges 
B)  extreme cold 
C)  crimes of opportunity 
D)  lack of power D

Question 2

A follow-up survey conducted 18 months after the storm found that many individuals displaced by the storm ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced auditory hallucinations 
B)  suffered serious psychological distress 
C)  resorted to violence to get their needs met 
D)  chose not to return to their communities 
A)  experienced auditory hallucinations 
B)  suffered serious psychological distress 
C)  resorted to violence to get their needs met 
D)  chose not to return to their communities B

Question 3

What was the greatest effect that Superstorm Sandy had on the author's own life?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was unable to buy gas. 
B)  She was homeless for about one week. 
C)  Her workplace was destroyed. 
D)  Her routines were disrupted. 
A)  She was unable to buy gas. 
B)  She was homeless for about one week. 
C)  Her workplace was destroyed. 
D)  Her routines were disrupted. D

Question 4

Which of the following was a side effect of post-Sandy social disorganization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asphyxiation by generators 
B)  Price gauging 
C)  Ontological security 
D)  Health facility closures 
A)  Asphyxiation by generators 
B)  Price gauging 
C)  Ontological security 
D)  Health facility closures

Question 5

Define Ulrich Beck's risk society.

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Question 6

Relate Giddens' abstract systems to the effect of Superstorm Sandy on New Jersey and its residents.

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Question 7

How long after the storm were the last residents allowed back in to their town?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two weeks 
B)  Four weeks 
C)  Two months 
D)  Four months 
A)  Two weeks 
B)  Four weeks 
C)  Two months 
D)  Four months

Question 8

Describe the physical and psychological devastation of Superstorm Sandy to the New Jersey shore towns.

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Question 9

Which term, coined by Kai Erikson, refers to disruption of social systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontological security 
B)  Collective trauma 
C)  Contract procurement 
D)  Psychosocial inferiority 
A)  Ontological security 
B)  Collective trauma 
C)  Contract procurement 
D)  Psychosocial inferiority

Question 10

Which statement is true of Superstorm Sandy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the emergency plans that had been put in place failed. 
B)  It caused the most deaths of any event in New Jersey's history. 
C)  Initial recovery efforts were chaotic. 
D)  It was well anticipated. 
A)  Most of the emergency plans that had been put in place failed. 
B)  It caused the most deaths of any event in New Jersey's history. 
C)  Initial recovery efforts were chaotic. 
D)  It was well anticipated.

Question 11

According to Lee Clarke, people think about risks to themselves in terms of ______, while experts think about risk in terms of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  possibilities; probabilities 
B)  probabilities; possibilities 
C)  confidence; trust 
D)  trust; confidence 
A)  possibilities; probabilities 
B)  probabilities; possibilities 
C)  confidence; trust 
D)  trust; confidence

Question 12

How are Superstorm Sandy and the Exxon Valdez disaster similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both involved a devastating storm. 
B)  They both were a threat to ontological security. 
C)  They both had disastrous recovery efforts. 
D)  They both resulted in the largest number of fatalities in their respective states. 
A)  They both involved a devastating storm. 
B)  They both were a threat to ontological security. 
C)  They both had disastrous recovery efforts. 
D)  They both resulted in the largest number of fatalities in their respective states.

Question 13

Explain the role of electricity and the power grid on Superstorm Sandy.

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Question 14

Examine how Superstorm Sandy changed Jersey Shore culture.

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Question 15

According to the author, which statement summarizes the greatest lesson of Superstorm Sandy?

Accepted Answer

A)  We survived the greatest disaster of our time. 
B)  Family is everything. 
C)  We are vulnerable. 
D)  Weather is the ultimate equalizer. 
A)  We survived the greatest disaster of our time. 
B)  Family is everything. 
C)  We are vulnerable. 
D)  Weather is the ultimate equalizer.

Exam 57: Superstorm Sandy: Restoring Security at the Shore

The majority of deaths related to Superstorm Sandy were caused by ______.

A follow-up survey conducted 18 months after the storm found that many individuals displaced by the storm ______.

What was the greatest effect that Superstorm Sandy had on the author's own life?

Which of the following was a side effect of post-Sandy social disorganization?

Define Ulrich Beck's risk society.

Relate Giddens' abstract systems to the effect of Superstorm Sandy on New Jersey and its residents.

How long after the storm were the last residents allowed back in to their town?

Describe the physical and psychological devastation of Superstorm Sandy to the New Jersey shore towns.

Which term, coined by Kai Erikson, refers to disruption of social systems?

Which statement is true of Superstorm Sandy?

According to Lee Clarke, people think about risks to themselves in terms of ______, while experts think about risk in terms of ______.

How are Superstorm Sandy and the Exxon Valdez disaster similar?

Explain the role of electricity and the power grid on Superstorm Sandy.

Examine how Superstorm Sandy changed Jersey Shore culture.

According to the author, which statement summarizes the greatest lesson of Superstorm Sandy?

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