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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Section 3 – 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?
(a) June 12, 1593.
(b) May 4, 1599.
(c) May 15, 1618.
(d) September 2, 1659.

2. When did the British Parliament pass the Registry Act that passed tight restrictions on Indian ships and sailors?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1842.

3. Between 2006 and 2009, the U.S. military's infestments in the sectors of biofuels, microgrids, electric vehicles, etc. rose by how much?
(a) 50%.
(b) 150%.
(c) 200%.
(d) 300%.

4. 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) "What is in the nature of modernity that has led to this separation?"
(c) "Who are the writers of this genre?"
(d) "What is the meaning of science fiction and what is its place in society?"

5. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?
(a) Off the coast of Somalia.
(b) Off the coast of Oman.
(c) Off the coast of Dubai.
(d) Off the coast of Jeddah.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1991, a cyclone in Bangladesh resulted in 138,000 people dead. What percentage of them were women?

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

3. Who is describd as the protagonist in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

4. How many tons of dust did Mount Tambora emit when it erupted?

5. 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)?

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