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

2. When does the author describe a descending hailstorm in north Delhi in the beginning of Part 1, Section 5?
(a) March 12, 1982.
(b) June 12, 1975.
(c) March 17, 1978.
(d) September 5, 2018.

3. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?
(a) June 12, 1593.
(b) May 15, 1618.
(c) May 4, 1599.
(d) September 2, 1659.

4. Between 1998 and 2001, three cyclones crashed into the Indian subcontinent to the north of Mumbai. Approximately how many people were killed in these events?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 17,000.

5. 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?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 4/5.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote An Attempt to Develop the Law of Storms in 1828?

2. When did Cyclone Storm Chapala hit the shores of Yemen?

3. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?

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

5. Who is describd as the protagonist in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

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