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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?
(a) A species travesty.
(b) A ticking time bomb to the world's end.
(c) A timeline to doomsday.
(d) An observable phenomena.

2. To what is the land in the southern region of Louisiana compared?
(a) Slime.
(b) Play-doh.
(c) Warm Jell-O.
(d) A river of mud.

3. What event does Kolbert attend that is to bring awareness and interest in eating carp?
(a) Carp - All You Can Eat!
(b) ChefCarp.
(c) Carpapaloosa.
(d) CarpFest.

4. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?
(a) The sinking problem.
(b) The flood problem.
(c) The sewage problem.
(d) The carp problem.

5. Darwin realized correctly that at the center of every atoll was what?
(a) A deep cavern.
(b) A continental Slope.
(c) An extinct volcano.
(d) A fault line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kolker’s prediction for New Orleans?

2. What is NOT something that Kolbert says human domination over nature has caused?

3. When was it determined that the Anthropocene Age began?

4. To what island does Kolbert compare desert ecosystems?

5. What two drainage basins were linked with the reversal of the Chicago River and the creation of the Sanitary and Ship Canal?

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