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Quiz: Terms and Expressions about Air Conditioning
Multiple Choice
1. What is a paradox?
Answer: a) A situation with two opposing yet related elements
2. What does it mean when something is "conducive to" an activity?
Answer: b) It helps or supports the activity
3. What does "cross-ventilation" refer to?
Answer: b) A design that allows air to flow freely through a house
4. What does "off to the races" imply in this context?
Answer: a) Starting an action or process quickly
5. What does it mean that "air conditioning lulls people into moving to these places"?
Answer: c) It gives people a false sense of comfort, thus encouraging them to move
True/False
6. If something is "integral to life," it is essential or very important.
Answer: a) True
7. "Fundamentally what we’re talking about is…" refers to a minor detail in the discussion.
Answer: b) False
8. "Putting this problem on individuals" means assigning responsibility to people rather than larger entities.
Answer: a) True
Matching
9. __Window unit__
Answer: d) A cooling device fitted into a window
10. __Central air__
Answer: c) An air conditioning system that cools an entire building
11. __Adobe walls__
Answer: a) Walls made of a type of clay and straw mixture
12. __Bungalow__
Answer: b) A small, single-story house
Short Answer
13. Explain what is meant by "We all bear some responsibility."
Answer: It means that everyone is responsible to some extent for the situation or issue being discussed.
14. Describe a situation where something might be considered a paradox.
Answer: A paradox is when two seemingly contradictory things are both true. For example, "Less is more" is a paradox because it suggests that simplicity can lead to greater impact or effectiveness, even though it seems contradictory.
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15. A story that "plays out over decades" takes place over a very long period.
16. When someone says, "What if we revived the idea?" they are suggesting to bring an old idea back into consideration.
17. The term "ubiquitous tall glassy box" refers to a modern building design that can be found in almost any city.
18. "Offices that become a cauldron" are unbearably hot.