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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kolbert talks about a trip she took to Zurich, Switzerland, where she visited a Climeworks facility; what was done with the carbon dioxide?
(a) It was used to feed a greenhouse full of vegetables.
(b) It was used to burn trash.
(c) It was used to make stone fr building.
(d) It was used to fuel cars.

2. What was NOT an effect of the volcanic eruption of 1815?
(a) Bleak and cold weather.
(b) Hotter global temperatures.
(c) Sensational sunsets.
(d) Millions dead from starvation.

3. Why do commercial jets fly in the stratosphere?
(a) To avoid turbulence.
(b) To save on fuel.
(c) To allow for the seatbelt sign to go off.
(d) To avoid mid-air collisions.

4. What is Kolker’s prediction for New Orleans?
(a) It will eventually detach and float away.
(b) It will no longer look like a boot.
(c) It will eventually look more like an island.
(d) It will eventually sink and disappear.

5. What is the term for when water bursts through a levee, whether man-made or natural?
(a) A water spout.
(b) A crevasse.
(c) A creole.
(d) A geyser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lin Schwarzkopf help to invent?

2. What are two examples that Keith gives for what people have done right, regarding the environment?

3. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?

4. According to Kolbert, besides worrying about the science going according to plan, one has to worry about the plan being deployed properly. Why?

5. When the canal in Chicago reversed the flow of the river, into where did it eventually lead?

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