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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Gates’ institution located?
(a) Off the coast of Oahu, HI.
(b) In the Mohave.
(c) Off the coast of Sydney, Australia.
(d) Jamaica.

2. How did the co-founders of Climeworks meet?
(a) In college.
(b) In a conference.
(c) At the Paris accord.
(d) In a Starbucks.

3. What is Brodifacoum?
(a) A powerful cleaning and disinfecting product.
(b) An anticoagulant used to kill mice.
(c) A trap used to catch cane toads.
(d) An antibiotic used to heal sick animals.

4. What mammals were first experimented on with CRISPR and the gene drive?
(a) Toads.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Birds.

5. How far away is a fake Devil’s Hole from the real one?
(a) About 50 miles.
(b) About 1 mile.
(c) About 5 miles.
(d) About 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Kolbert and Gates’ plans to meet cancelled?

2. What is NOT a reason given for why taking carbon dioxide out of a gas stream is difficult?

3. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?

4. How many species of birds has the Pacific rat killed off?

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

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