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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 was the original name of New Orleans, as given by Kolbert in this book?
(a) Bulbancha.
(b) L’Isle de la Nouvelle Orléans.
(c) NOLA.
(d) L'isle de Duc de l'Orléans.

2. What had those living in the Plaquemenes done to protect their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?
(a) Sunk them deep into the mud.
(b) Converted their homes into house boats.
(c) Lifted them up onto pilings.
(d) Torn them down and moved elsewhere.

3. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Fancy-pigeons.
(c) Gerbals.
(d) Lab rats.

4. How much of the Caribbean coral disappeared in the 1980s?
(a) Over 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 90%.
(d) 1/4.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the term for when water bursts through a levee, whether man-made or natural?

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

4. Where is Gates’ institution located?

5. What is the name of the new era in which Kolbert says we live?

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