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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sections 9 -14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author doing as a part-time job while earning his MA at Delhi University?
(a) He worked as a book editor.
(b) He worked as a tutor.
(c) He worked as a librarian.
(d) He worked as a journalist.

2. When did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2005.

3. Where was the author's first stop on his article about the effects of the tsunami on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Part 1, Section 9?
(a) Gopalpur.
(b) Port Sumi.
(c) Port Blair.
(d) Port Osney.

4. When was A River Called Titash published?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1912.

5. When did Giovanni da Verrazzano land on Manhattan?
(a) 1559.
(b) 1524.
(c) 1502.
(d) 1602.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what river did the author's ancestors settle after their original village was flooded?

2. The author states in Part 1, Section 4 that "the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of" what (9)?

3. How did the tsunami's actions respond to the system of military rank in how it hit the Nicobar Islands?

4. The author states in Part 1, Section 10 that the city of Mumbai's health infrastructure was intended to cater to a population what times its size?

5. Where is M. V. Ramana an associate of the Program on Science and Global Security?

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