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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. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Lab rats.
(c) Gerbals.
(d) Fancy-pigeons.

2. What is NOT a reason given for why taking carbon dioxide out of a gas stream is difficult?
(a) It is expensive.
(b) It must be done on a massive scale.
(c) Disposal of large amounts of carbon dioxide underground would be tricky.
(d) It is a challenging and dangerous technique.

3. What happened to an engineer in China who used CRISPR on a set of twins?
(a) He was given funding for more studies.
(b) He was put under house arrest.
(c) He was exiled.
(d) He received the Nobel Peace prize.

4. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?
(a) Coral spawning.
(b) Coral being put under strain.
(c) The changing of colors of coral.
(d) Small fish that live among the coral.

5. What idea did Lackner and his friend Wendt come up with?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Humans are not very intelligent.
(c) Ten billion years.
(d) Auxons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main genetic modification plan for the cane toads in the lab?

2. One activist that Kolbert mentions says that sometimes doing nothing is better than what?

3. After a week with Gates, how does Kolbert feel?

4. Kolbert says that, without help, most of the carbon dioxide humans emit would turn to stone eventually, called what?

5. What two events sped up the drop in pupfish numbers?

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