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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. What is done to make the geothermal plant cleaner that Kolbert visits?
(a) The hydrogen sulfide is dissolved in water and then injected it into the ground.
(b) The hydrogen dioxide is dissolved in water and then injected it into the ground.
(c) The carbon monoxide is dissolved in water and then injected it into the ground.
(d) The carbon dioxide is dissolved in water and then injected it into the ground.

2. What are the main causes of the shrinkage of Isle de Jean Charles?
(a) Multiple hurricanes.
(b) It is slowly sinking due to rising sea levels.
(c) Flood control measures and oil industry digging.
(d) The shore is lacking natural vegetation to keep soil in place.

3. What does Kolbert use to make yeast glow?
(a) Fluorescent light.
(b) A lava lamp.
(c) A jellyfish gene.
(d) Glow in the dark gel.

4. A widely supported view regarding years the effect of human behavior on the environment is that it did not really become significant until when?
(a) The early-nineteenth century.
(b) The late-eighteenth century.
(c) The early-twentieth century.
(d) The late-seventeenth century.

5. When the canal in Chicago reversed the flow of the river, into where did it eventually lead?
(a) The St. Lawrence River.
(b) The Gulf of Mexico.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does bleaching do to coral?

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

3. What bacteria is included in Kolbert’s genetic modification kit?

4. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?

5. What happened to an engineer in China who used CRISPR on a set of twins?

(see the answer key)

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