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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term for when water bursts through a levee, whether man-made or natural?
(a) A creole.
(b) A water spout.
(c) A crevasse.
(d) A geyser.

2. In Kolbert’s observations in and near Chicago, Asian carp, when caught, are then processed into what?
(a) Fertilizer.
(b) Fish patties.
(c) Gefilte fish.
(d) Pet food.

3. How far do coral reefs stretch north and south of the equator?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 20 degrees.
(c) 30 degrees.
(d) 30 miles.

4. Why do people in Asia not want to buy Asian carp from the U.S.?
(a) They do not trust American companies.
(b) They prefer fresh fish to frozen.
(c) They do not realize American rivers have Asian carp.
(d) They prefer to support their own fisheries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?

2. After a disastrous flood in what year, did the Army Corps of Engineers extend the levees?

3. By the time 2016’s global bleaching event ended in 2017, what percentage of the Great Barrier Reef was affected?

4. Prior to the digging of the canal, Chicago’s waste ran into the Chicago River and into Lake Michigan, which led to what regular outbreaks?

5. How much land mass has the Isle de Jean Charles lost since the 1950s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the introduction of non-native species to control pests?

2. What is Van Oppen's relationship with her students?

3. How does Ruth Gates hope to aid the world's coral reefs?

4. What are crevasses, and why do a group of engineers want to create man-made ones?

5. How does Kolbert compare her stay at the Paris in Las Vegas to life for the pupfish in Devils Hole Jr.?

6. What is the problem with Wood Screw Pumps?

7. What has happened to Isle de Jean Charles?

8. Why were Asian carp brought over to the U.S.?

9. What is the reason for why the Chicago River was reversed?

10. What have humans done to save species on the brink of extinction?

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