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1. What is the name of the city suffering from heavy air pollution?. a) Denver. b) Detroit. houston.

2. When has the quality of the air begun to improve in this city?. a) During the past ten years. c) As soon as the petrochemical plants closed permanently. b) During the past five years.

3. How is the shipping channel described?. a) As a crystal-clear body of water. b) As almost dry. d) As unattractive to look at.

4. Who gives cause for concern during high ozone days?. a) The young. c) The employees of the petrochemical companies. d) The city wildlife.

5. How is the quality of the air a decade ago described? (two right answers). a) It was like a dense blanket of smog. b) It was of a better quality than today. c) It was unbreathable some days.

6. What is ozone?. b) A complex gas in the atmosphere. a) A chemical used to produce ethylene. d) Suspended dust particles.

7. Why is ethylene considered so dangerous?. a) The vapours it releases are extremely toxic. c) It is an extremely volatile chemical. b) It is highly corrosive.

What are the petrochemical companies using to detect leakage at their processing plants?. a) X-ray photography. b) Infrared cameras. d) Sonar devices.

9. The first time a helicopter with an infrared camera flew over the shipping channel …. a) the crew were surprised at what they saw. b) the camera malfunctioned. d) the camera was dislodged by a pigeon.

10. How are petrochemical companies benefiting from using infrared cameras?. a) They prevent the companies from breaking the law. b) The companies receive government funding for every camera that is bought. c) The cameras are maintenance free.

1. A mobile device can be used to …. a) oven-cook a pizza. d) simulate cooking activities.

2. Which statement is NOT true about Code for America?. a) The founding members intend to make money with it. c) It is the name given to an application. d) The application has been designed to help citizens.

3. Where is the organisation implementing this application?. a) In nine cities outside the US. c) In nine US cities. d) In nine cities in one US state.

d) In nine cities in one US state. c) Three. b) Two. one.

5. What is the narrator’s opinion about the hacking of this app.?. a) He does not see it as something negative. c) He does not see it as beneficial. b) Hacking of any sort is despicable.

6. What are the intentions of these hackers?. a) Retrieve valuable information that can later be sold. b) To find weaknesses in the firewalls. c) To make as many improvements in any way possible.

In which city are the Code for America members trying to stimulate economic growth?. a) New York. b) Kansas City.

8. The overall aim of City Vision is to …. a) demolish any neighbourhood they believe to be an eyesore. c) give rundown neighbourhoods a complete make over. d) encourage financial investment in wealthy housing estates.

Why is Code for America a potential benefit for the local Government and its citizens?. a) It has reduced the time it takes to retrieve information from various sources. d) Any bureaucratic enquiry can be processed twenty-four hours a day. c) It can be downloaded for free. c) It can be downloaded for free.

When was the initial version of Code for America presented to Governmental officials?. d) Towards the end of the previous month. a) At the beginning of the month. b) After the end of the season.

11. What is the downside to the app?. a) It is not compatible with some operating systems. b) It is too technical for most citizens to use. c) The older members with no computing knowledge cannot take advantage of it.

12. Why was The Brigade set up?. c) To provide a helpdesk for citizens’ queries or doubts about the application. a) As a maintenance team in case the application malfunctioned. d) To continue improving the software used in the application.