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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 giant leap of nature likely led to the extinction of the dinosaurs?
(a) The Bennu asteroid.
(b) The Aglale asteroid.
(c) The Apophis asteroid.
(d) The Chicxulub asteroid.

2. The author states in the opening of Part 1, Section 16, "To ask how science fiction came to be demarcated from the literary mainstream is to summon another question" (68). What is the question that he poses?
(a) "Who makes the decisions of literary form?"
(b) "Who are the writers of this genre?"
(c) "What is the meaning of science fiction and what is its place in society?"
(d) "What is in the nature of modernity that has led to this separation?"

3. The Bengal Delta is formed by the confluence of what rivers?
(a) The Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
(b) The Meghna and the Ganges.
(c) The Feni and the Ganges.
(d) The Muhuri and the Padma.

4. What organization did Paul Kingsnorth create as "a network of writers, artists, and thinkers who have stopped believing the stories our civilization tells itself" (8)?
(a) The White Elephant Project.
(b) The Green Tiger Project.
(c) The Dark Mountain Project.
(d) The Blue Ridge Project.

5. Where is Adam Sobel a professor of atmospheric science?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Howard University.
(d) Yale University.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Kosi River disaster in Bihar occur?

2. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?

3. 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?

4. When was The Circle of Reason published?

5. When was the city of Port Canning inaugurated with a grand ceremony?

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