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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. When did the destinies of New York and Mumbai become linked to the British Empire, according to the author in Part 1, Section 10?
(a) The 1750s.
(b) The 1590s.
(c) The 1620s.
(d) The 1660s.

2. In 1991, a cyclone in Bangladesh resulted in 138,000 people dead. What percentage of them were women?
(a) 90%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 70%.

3. The author states in Part 1, Section 4 that "the climate crisis is also a crisis of culture, and thus of" what (9)?
(a) "The arts."
(b) "The imagination."
(c) "Power."
(d) "Politics."

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

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. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?

2. Who wrote Frankenstein?

3. How many people were killed when a great cloud of carbon monoxide burst forth in the Congo in 1988?

4. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?

5. Who wrote Storm Surge?

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