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

2. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?
(a) A species travesty.
(b) A ticking time bomb to the world's end.
(c) An observable phenomena.
(d) A timeline to doomsday.

3. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?
(a) In a grad course in college.
(b) A crime that was committed there that was considered a felony.
(c) From a television advertisement.
(d) A business trip to Nevada.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One activist that Kolbert mentions says that sometimes doing nothing is better than what?

2. Where is Gates’ institution located?

3. How does Tizard hope to teach other animals to avoid the cane toads?

4. When do some people believe that humans began altering the atmosphere, called the early Anthropocene hypothesis?

5. Who is Paul Thomas?

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