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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Dutch build Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island?
2. What is the average population of the Greater Mumbai area today?
3. When did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?
4. What storm was generated in the Arabian Sea in 2007, noted as its strongest storm ever?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Dark Mountain Project and who formed it?
2. What did the author discover about the 1882 Mumbai cyclone?
3. What are "fillers" and how do they apply to contemporary literature?
4. What does the author recall noting about New York as he flew into JFK in Part I, Section 9?
5. What is the most important element of the word "recognition," according to the author in Part I, Section 2?
6. What does the author write about unpredictable events in literature?
7. To what does the author attribute mankind's tendency toward living near bodies of water?
8. Why does the author reference "The Climate of History" in Part I, Section 4? Who wrote this essay?
9. What is the significance of the flood described in Part I, Section 2?
10. What environmental event does the author describe in Part I, Section 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the tornado that the author encountered in Dubai. How does the author use this experience to make a point about literature? What imagery is used in the description of this event? Do you agree with the author's statement about improbability? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the author make a call for religious leaders to take a stand on climate change? How might this influence change globally? What are the current positions of religious leaders regarding climate change?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the impacts of the internet and technology on climate change and climate change activism. When did the internet first become commonplace in the American home? How has culture changed as a result? How is technology helpful in the fight against climate change?
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