1. Manly and nearly how many argonauts gathered in Salt Lake City to travel together to gold country in northern California?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 500.

2. 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 geyser.
(d) A creole.

3. What two drainage basins were linked with the reversal of the Chicago River and the creation of the Sanitary and Ship Canal?
(a) The Great Plains and the Great Lakes.
(b) The Mississippi River and Great Lakes.
(c) The Chicago River and Great Lakes.
(d) The Mississippi River and Chicago River.

4. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?
(a) They starve to death.
(b) They turn white.
(c) They grow lonely.
(d) They begin to shrink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kevin Irons, the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, feel is the best way to control the carp population?

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

3. After a week with Gates, how does Kolbert feel?

4. What are the main causes of the shrinkage of Isle de Jean Charles?

5. Why is the Kaneohe Bay a prime location for studying and creating super coral?

(see the answer key)

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