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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 the name of the new era in which Kolbert says we live?
(a) Anthropocene.
(b) Jurassic.
(c) Paleozoic.
(d) Precambrian.

2. What problem is the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Australia trying to correct?
(a) The overpopulation of a non-native species of toad.
(b) Non-native and invasive species of coral.
(c) Deforestation.
(d) Severe drought and wildfires.

3. What is NOT something that Kolbert says human domination over nature has caused?
(a) Large amounts of nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
(b) Dammed and diverted rivers.
(c) More species diversity and safer drinking water.
(d) Earthquakes.

4. Why is one of the locals at the town hall meeting against the creation of holes in the levees?
(a) The holes will let in too much water.
(b) There are not enough holes.
(c) Anything man-made leads to trouble.
(d) The holes are only a short-term solution.

5. By the time 2016’s global bleaching event ended in 2017, what percentage of the Great Barrier Reef was affected?
(a) Over 75%.
(b) Just under 90%.
(c) Over 90%.
(d) Over 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kolbert feel about the community of Isle de Jean Charles?

2. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?

3. In Into the Wild: Chapter 3, why does Kolbert begin with an explanation of the Norse god, Odin?

4. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?

5. What book does Kolbert say led to the introduction of Asian carp in U.S. rivers?

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