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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 40-68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what body of water does Dr. Kate Warner fall in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 37?
(a) The Java Sea.
(b) The Gulf of Riga.
(c) The Aegean Sea.
(d) The Red Sea.

2. The research vessel described in the opening of the Prologue is said to be how many miles off the coast of Antarctica?
(a) 62 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 88 miles.

3. Who is the spokesperson for Immari Jakarta that is quoted in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) Adam Lynch.
(b) Steve Cooper.
(c) Dorian Sloane.
(d) David Vale.

4. What is the Drill Site number at Snow Camp Alpha that is described as the setting of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) Drill Site #6.
(b) Drill Site #3.
(c) Drill Site #4.
(d) Drill Site #7.

5. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 8 opens with a wire release from what news organization?
(a) Toba Protocol.
(b) The Associated Press.
(c) BBC World Report.
(d) Al Jazeera.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many seats are in the airplane that David leads Kate to in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 46?

2. According to the narrator in the Prologue, Antarctica holds what percentage of the world’s ice?

3. In the Prologue, Karl Selig watches as an iceberg crumbles. Who is Karl’s grad school friend that he calls to “come check this out”?

4. What color is the “sweet elixir” that David gives Dr. Kate Warner when she awakens in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 40?

5. Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 21 opens in what location?

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