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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 it called to bring a species back from extinction?
(a) Frankenstein genetics.
(b) Genetic resurrection.
(c) Genetic rescue.
(d) Genetic rebirth.

2. What bacteria is included in Kolbert’s genetic modification kit?
(a) E-coli.
(b) Vibrio.
(c) Coccus.
(d) Bacillus.

3. According to Kolbert, why are mice perfect lab animals?
(a) They are clean and obedient.
(b) They are cheap and easy to care for.
(c) They are small and gentle.
(d) Their genetics are well known and studied.

4. Which Dr. Suess book does Kolbert compare biological interventions?
(a) The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
(b) Horton Hears a Who.
(c) Fox in Sox.
(d) The Cat in the Hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To keep the temperature increase at a minimum, the world would have to end all emissions by when?

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

3. Kolbert tells the reader that geothermal plants are relatively clean but do produce what gases?

4. What does Kolbert use to make yeast glow?

5. What was Klaus Lackner hired to study in the 1970s, which was supposed to be the answer to the emissions problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are rodents a biological marker of the Anthropocene age?

2. What is the early Anthropocene hypothesis?

3. What is the explanation that Tizzard gives for why genetic modifications are a good option for dealing with imbalances in nature?

4. What is the widely held view regarding man’s influence on the atmosphere?

5. Who are the Odins that Colbert describes?

6. What are the pros and cons of a powerful gene drive?

7. What is usually use to kill rodents? What are the problems associated with this?

8. How are geothermal plants clean?

9. What is Climeworks?

10. What is the issue with chemical weathering regarding carbon dioxide?

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