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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. When did the great earthquake hit the Italian town of L'Aquila, according to the author in Part 1, Section 7?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2012.

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

3. 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) 25,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 17,000.

4. When was the movie made that is referenced in Part 1, Section 1?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1969.

5. How many people were killed when a great cloud of carbon monoxide burst forth in the Congo in 1988?
(a) 500.
(b) 900.
(c) 1,700.
(d) 1,200.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the author with his wife when Hurricane Sandy hit New York?

3. Who wrote Sacred Theory of the Earth (1690)?

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

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

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