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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Section 15 - Part II, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the book refers to the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time?
(a) Corrolation.
(b) Zeitgeist.
(c) Sythet.
(d) Inundation.

2. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?
(a) Off the coast of Dubai.
(b) Off the coast of Somalia.
(c) Off the coast of Jeddah.
(d) Off the coast of Oman.

3. Where were the author's parents originally from?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Myanmar.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Pakistan.

4. What neighborhoods of Long Island does the author describe looking out of on a flight into J.F.K. and thinking they were sure to be swamped in a storm surge in Part 1, Section 9?
(a) Hicksville and North Fork.
(b) Astoria and Williamsburg.
(c) Bellerose Terrace and Long Island City.
(d) Far Rockaway and Long Beach.

5. Along what river did the author's parents live in their homeland?
(a) The Padma River.
(b) The Feni River.
(c) The Ganges River.
(d) The Meghna River.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the sonnet "The World Is Too Much With Us"?

2. In what century were Mumbai, Chennai, New York, and Charleston founded?

3. What is the nearest town of any size to Mrauk-U?

4. What is one of India's most important scientific bodies that is located at the southernmost tip of Mumbai?

5. When did the destinies of New York and Mumbai become linked to the British Empire, according to the author in Part 1, Section 10?

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