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Question 1

What is the world's most important continuously working prime mover?

	A) diesel engine
	B) jet engine.
	C) steam turbine
	D) I have no idea.
	E) electric vehicle

Question 2

Who was a great promoter of ethanol, and his famous Model T could run on gasoline, ethanol, or a mixture of the two fuels?

	A) Henry Ford
	B) Steve Jobs
	C) William Durant
	D) Todd Sneller
	E) Charles Duriya

Question 3

Which country was the first serious entry into making liquid fuels from plants for the energy industry?

	A) USA
	B) China
	C) Netherlands
	D) Brazil
	E) Canada

Question 4

Who sees cellulosic ethanol as a fuel that "is greener, cheaper, more secure than gasoline-and this shift won't cost the consumer, automakers or the government anything"?

	A) William Bryant
	B) Mark Zuckerberg
	C) Vinod Khosla
	D) Henry Ford
	E) Tom Ward

Question 5

Which of the following plants were incorrectly thought by some to be able to liberate poor countries from dependence on imported oil?

	A) Kelp
	B) Oil palm and Jatorpha
	C) Kundzu Vines
	D) Poppy seeds
	E) None of the choices

Question 6

What factors makes the cultivation of sugarcane and the subsequent ethanol fermentation a clearly energy - rewarding enterprise?

	A) All the choices are correct
	B) Sugarcane photosynthesizes year around
	C) Ethanol production does not require any external fuel
	D) Do not need any nitrogen fertilizers
	E) Its average global yield is about 65 ton/hectare

Question 7

What was the reason behind the ethanol drive in the USA?

	A) Powerful agribusiness
	B) Renewed concerns about high crude oil prices
	C) All the choices are correct
	D) Middle Eastern instability
	E) Enormous and effective Washington Lobby

Question 8

What is the foremost consideration for any energy source?

	A) Energy Gain
	B) Energy Balance
	C) Energy Productivity
	D) Net Energy Output
	E) Net Energy Return

Question 9

Sugar cane yield of ethanol is much more than corn derived ethanol

	A) True
	B) False

Question 10

Which of the countries have the suitable conditions that can support a relatively large and profitable bio fuel industry?

	A) USA
	B) India
	C) Australia
	D) Canada
	E) Brazil

Question 11

What is the source of cellulosic ethanol?

	A) None of the choices
	B) Salmon stocks
	C) Plant stems
	D) Corn plants
	E) Residual Phytomass

Question 12

The introduction of leaded gasoline was one of the events that made crop-derived ethanol uneconomical.

	True
	False

Question 13

As stated in the video lecture/notes, if all of America’s gasoline demand were to be replaced by corn-derived ethanol, it would require an area of arable land roughly __________ larger than the country’s total arable land.

	40%
	30%
	20%
	10%

Question 14

Ethanol-powered transportation requires more nitrogen fertilizers and generates higher emissions of nitrous oxide, which is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

	True
	False

Question 15

Myths and Realities, the transition away from fossil fuel combustion to renewable energy sources will ___________.

	Unfold as in the past, across decades and not years.
	Unfold exponentially, with a shift completely away from fossil fuels taking places within a matter of a few years.
	Follow the path envisioned by former Vice President Al Gore.
	Follow the path envisioned by Boone Pickens.

Answer 1