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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT one of the problems mentioned regarding cane toads?
(a) They are toxic.
(b) They eat almost anything.
(c) Their mating call is very annoying and loud.
(d) They multiple very quickly.

2. Why was electric shock chosen to deter the fish?
(a) It was the only suggestion given for keeping the fish out.
(b) It was the most environmentally-friendly option.
(c) It was the least expensive and seemed the most ethical.
(d) It was the fastest way to lower the number of fish.

3. Which Dr. Suess book does Kolbert compare biological interventions?
(a) The Cat in the Hat.
(b) Horton Hears a Who.
(c) The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
(d) Fox in Sox.

4. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?
(a) Cyprinodon morte.
(b) Cyprinodon diabolis.
(c) Cyprinodon diabolo.
(d) Cyprinodon diavolo.

5. What does Kevin Irons, the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, feel is the best way to control the carp population?
(a) Bubbles and loud noises.
(b) Overfishing.
(c) Electrocution.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were low-lying parts of New Orleans not abandoned to the water?

2. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?

3. What are Van Oppen and her students’ plans for coral?

4. How does Tizard hope to teach other animals to avoid the cane toads?

5. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?

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