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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. Where did the author's forebearers resettle after the flooding of their first village?
(a) Dhaka.
(b) Bihar.
(c) Sythet.
(d) Pataukhali.

2. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?
(a) 10 million.
(b) 15 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 30 million.

3. What does the folk epic of the Sundurbans, Bon Bibir Johuranama, translate to in English?
(a) The Miracles of Bon Bibi.
(b) The Death of Bon Bibi.
(c) The Damnation of Bon Bibi.
(d) The Journey of Bon Bibi.

4. Who wrote, more than a quarter of a century ago, "We live in a post-natural world" (33)?
(a) George Marshall.
(b) Stanislaw Lem.
(c) Gustave Flaubert.
(d) Bill McKibben.

5. Along what river did the author's ancestors settle after their original village was flooded?
(a) The Feni River.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) The Meghna River.
(d) The Muhuri River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in the text refers to a proposed geological epoch dating from the commencent of significant human impact on the Earth's geology and ecosystems?

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

3. What nuclear facility is located near Mumbai's urban limits?

4. Who is described in Part 1, Section 3 as "one of the finest prose stylists of our time, she is passionate and deeply informed about climate change. Yet all her writings on these subjects are in various forms of nonfiction" (8)?

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

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