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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the new era in which Kolbert says we live?
(a) Paleozoic.
(b) Jurassic.
(c) Anthropocene.
(d) Precambrian.

2. After a disastrous flood in what year, did the Army Corps of Engineers extend the levees?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1917.

3. What does Kolbert find at LSU’s Center for River Studies?
(a) A model of the delta.
(b) Plans for reducing flooding in the delta.
(c) A school of Asian carp.
(d) Photographs of the delta.

4. Why was electric shock chosen to deter the fish?
(a) It was the only suggestion given for keeping the fish out.
(b) It was the least expensive and seemed the most ethical.
(c) It was the fastest way to lower the number of fish.
(d) It was the most environmentally-friendly option.

5. What combination does Kolbert mention that could make cane toads non-lethal and coral heat-resistant?
(a) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of rogue genes.
(b) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of outliar genes.
(c) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of outlaw genes.
(d) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of dominant genes.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Kolbert compare the bringing back of a species from the brink of extinction?

2. Who is Edda Aradóttir?

3. What is a NOT a technique listed by Kolbert to support species that were brought back from the brink of extinction?

4. In Up in the Air: Chapter 1, Kolbert decides to support what type of service?

5. Fifteen million tons of carbon dioxide were released by humans in 1776, while today that number is closer to what?

(see the answer key)

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