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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. To what does Kolbert compare being hit by a jumping carp?
(a) Being smacked in the face.
(b) Being hit by a wiffle-ball bat.
(c) Being struck by a truck.
(d) Being knocked out in a boxing ring.

2. To what is the Volcanic Explosivity Index compared?
(a) The Richter Scale.
(b) The Nominal Scale.
(c) The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
(d) The Enhanced Fujita Scale.

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

4. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?
(a) Coral spawning.
(b) The changing of colors of coral.
(c) Small fish that live among the coral.
(d) Coral being put under strain.

5. In Into the Wild: Chapter 3, why does Kolbert begin with an explanation of the Norse god, Odin?
(a) To compare him to the genetic-engineering company, Odin.
(b) To compare him to the powers of nature.
(c) To show how dangerous it is to play God.
(d) To show the similarities between gods and humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 2, why does Kolbert fly in a small airplane?

2. In Up in the Air: Chapter 1, Kolbert decides to support what type of service?

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

4. Kolbert jumps to a day when she meets Alex Kolker, a professor at LSU, who has what as a side gig?

5. Why is one of the locals at the town hall meeting against the creation of holes in the levees?

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