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

2. 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.

3. What is NOT a reason for why Devil’s Hole is a geological oddity?
(a) It holds water left over from the Pleistocene age.
(b) The cavern is narrow in some areas and very deep in others, much like a swimming pool.
(c) The fish were washed here when the whole area had more water and have never been able to leave.
(d) The pupfish have evolved to survive in the harsh conditions of Devils Hole.

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

5. When Kolbert visits the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ location in Chicago soon after her cruise down the sewage canal, she meets with whom?
(a) The engineer in charge or rerouting the river.
(b) The engineer in charge of cleaning the sewage canal.
(c) The engineer in charge of the electric fish barriers.
(d) The engineer in charge of the levees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species are thought to live in reefs around the world?

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

3. Where does Kolbert stay for her last night in Nevada?

4. What event does Kolbert attend that is to bring awareness and interest in eating carp?

5. Where is Gates’ institution located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the model delta at the Center for River Studies?

3. How did the indigenous people of the New Orleans area deal with flooding versus the first European settlers?

4. What is William Lewis Manly's role in the discovery of Devils Hole?

5. What is the crime that was committed at Devils Hole?

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

7. What has happened to Isle de Jean Charles?

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

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

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

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