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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapters 124-Epilogue.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much is the contract that Robert Hunt has agreed to going to pay him for two months of drilling, according to the author in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $30 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $5 million.
2. What is described as “an ever-present danger in many coal mines” in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 81?
(a) Fluoride.
(b) Methane.
(c) Helium.
(d) Oxide.
3. Whose dead body can David see when he awakens in the Epilogue?
(a) Dorian Sloane’s.
(b) Dr. Chang’s.
(c) Josh Cohen’s.
(d) Kate Warner’s.
4. What is Naomi drinking in the beginning of Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?
(a) A martini.
(b) A Coca Cola.
(c) A gimlet.
(d) Scotch and soda.
5. What is the Latin term for the ancient subspecies of humans referred to as “Hobbits” in the narrative?
(a) Denisovans.
(b) Homo sapiens.
(c) Homo floresiensis.
(d) Neanderthals.
Short Answer Questions
1. Dr. Kate Warner’s lab assistant tells her in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1 that she’s going to work herself to death. He describes Dr. Warner’s secrecy, hoarding of notes, and refusal to talk to anyone about what?
2. Kate says in Part III: "The Tombs of Atlantis," Chapter 97 that because of the way the cytokine storm works within the Spanish flu, it was the most deadly for people within what age bracket?
3. What city did Kate leave after her miscarriage?
4. Dr. Chang tells Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 50, “The first human genome was sequenced in the 90s, and the draft sequence was published in February of 2001.” Who was the first to sequence the human genome and the first to create the first cell with a synthetic genome?
5. What is the name of the research vessel that is described in the opening of the Prologue?
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