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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 55 - 112, "Canada Geese" to "Penguins of Madagascar").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?
(a) It has gotten hotter.
(b) It has gotten colder.
(c) He does not mention the weather in this section.
(d) It has stayed the same.

2. How many Canada Geese are estimated to be in the world today?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 4 - 6 million.

3. What rating does Green give human temporal range?
(a) 4 stars.
(b) 1 star.
(c) 3 stars.
(d) 5 stars.

4. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt's.
(b) Mark Twain's.
(c) Winston Churchill's.
(d) Cleopatra's.

5. How many stars does Green give velociraptors?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?

2. Who discovered the Lascaux Cave Paintings?

3. Who was the hunting guide who wounded the bear in 1902 that indirectly gave rise to the name "Teddy Bear"?

4. What does Green identify as probably the biggest shared challenge facing Twenty-first Century humans in the section on air-conditioning?

5. Where did Green grow up?

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