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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Section 5 - Part III, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many tons of dust did Mount Tambora emit when it erupted?
(a) 2.2 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 1.7 million.
(d) 0.5 million.

2. In what century were Mumbai, Chennai, New York, and Charleston founded?
(a) The 16th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 16th century.

3. Who is the primatologist that insisted on "the unity of all elements on the planet earth--living and non-living" (64)?
(a) Imanishi Kinji.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Dipesh Chakrabarty.
(d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

4. What storm was generated in the Arabian Sea in 2007, noted as its strongest storm ever?
(a) Cyclone Vayu.
(b) Cyclone Odisha.
(c) Cyclone Gonu.
(d) Cyclone Amphan.

5. Who was Lord Byron accompanied by when he moved to Geneva?
(a) Alfred Wegener.
(b) John Milton.
(c) Dr. John Polidori.
(d) Gustave Flaubert.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?

2. Where is Adam Sobel a professor of atmospheric science?

3. The novel The Circle of Reason involves the discovery of oil in a fictional emirate called what?

4. Who organized the first successful drilling of an oil well at Oil Well Creek?

5. The author's novel The Glass Palace touches upon a place in Burma where oil had bubbled up to the surface. What is the name of the place?

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