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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. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?
(a) In a grad course in college.
(b) A business trip to Nevada.
(c) A crime that was committed there that was considered a felony.
(d) From a television advertisement.

2. What does Kolbert use to make yeast glow?
(a) A lava lamp.
(b) A jellyfish gene.
(c) Fluorescent light.
(d) Glow in the dark gel.

3. What invention launched the Industrial Revolution?
(a) James Watt’s new steam engine.
(b) Karl Benz’s automobile.
(c) Eli Whitney’s cotton gin.
(d) Da Vinci’s flying machine.

4. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?
(a) At least 1,500 feet deep.
(b) At least 5,000 feet deep.
(c) At least 50 feet deep.
(d) At least 500 feet deep.

5. Lackner also believes that dealing with emissions should be similar to dealing with what?
(a) Natural disasters.
(b) Domesticated animals.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Sewage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far underground would carbon dioxide be injected?

2. What mammals were first experimented on with CRISPR and the gene drive?

3. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?

4. Where is Gates’ institution located?

5. Lackner realized back in the 1970s what is now well-known that the world is decades away from having what kind of working reactor?

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