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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Section 5 - Part III, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What geologist wrote, "Money flows toward short term gain and toward the over-exploitation of unregulated common resources" (110)?
(a) David Archer.
(b) Eduardo Kohn.
(c) Bill McKibben.
(d) Arudhati Roy.

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

4. When did Rabindranath Tagore win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
(a) 1842.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1925.

5. Where was the author with his wife when Hurricane Sandy hit New York?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Bali.
(c) Iran.
(d) Goa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part II, Section 8 means ruling or dominant in a political or social context?

2. Who is the author of Rapture?

3. What is the nearest town of any size to Mrauk-U?

4. When was The Hungry Tide published?

5. Who wrote The Retreat of the Elephants?

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