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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A widely supported view regarding years the effect of human behavior on the environment is that it did not really become significant until when?
(a) The late-seventeenth century.
(b) The early-nineteenth century.
(c) The late-eighteenth century.
(d) The early-twentieth century.

2. What is CRISPR?
(a) An air fryer.
(b) A technique for breeding species.
(c) A collection of techniques used to make it easier to manipulate DNA.
(d) A series of genetic testing.

3. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1749.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1819.

4. According to Kolbert, why are mice perfect lab animals?
(a) They are small and gentle.
(b) They are clean and obedient.
(c) They are cheap and easy to care for.
(d) Their genetics are well known and studied.

5. What does Mark Tizard want the general population to know about genetic modification?
(a) It is a new and possibly dangerous science.
(b) It is an exciting branch of bioengineering that needs to be further explored.
(c) It is scary but necessary.
(d) It has been taking place forever, as we live in a genetically modified environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kolbert mentions that effects of the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic and how emissions dropped how much?

2. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?

3. How many of Lackner’s trailer-sized carbon scrubbing units would be needed to significantly reduce the carbon footprint?

4. Where is the geothermal plant located that Kolbert visits in Up in the Air: Chapter 1?

5. What is it called to bring a species back from extinction?

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