Deck 57: Superstorm Sandy: Restoring Security at the Shore

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which statement is true of Superstorm Sandy?

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.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

How are Superstorm Sandy and the Exxon Valdez disaster similar?

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 11

Examine how Superstorm Sandy changed Jersey Shore culture.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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

Question 14

Define Ulrich Beck's risk society.

Question 15

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