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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kolbert says that, without help, most of the carbon dioxide humans emit would turn to stone eventually, called what?

2. How many of Lackner’s trailer-sized carbon scrubbing units would be needed to significantly reduce the carbon footprint?

3. How did the co-founders of Climeworks meet?

4. In Into the Wild: Chapter 3, why does Kolbert begin with an explanation of the Norse god, Odin?

5. What would Lackner and Wendt’s invention do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do cane toads become a problem in Australia?

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

3. What are the concerns surrounding rising temperatures?

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

5. What are a couple of the responses when asked about man’s roll and fixing or protecting the environment in into the wild Chapter 3?

6. What are negative emissions? Why might they be important?

7. What is an outlaw gene? Why is it important to this book?

8. What is the early Anthropocene hypothesis?

9. How is cutting emissions at once absolutely essential and insufficient?

10. What is Climeworks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kolbert background is journalism. How does she use this background in writing her book? In what ways does the reader feel that he or she is reading a work by a journalist? Do you believe it’s beneficial that Colbert has a journalism background? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Kolbert mentions that most Australians she spoke to realize that saving the Great Barrier Reef is impossible, and they are hoping for saving an Okay Barrier Reef. What are your thoughts on this comment? How do you feel about a world of okay nature? What might this mean for mankind’s future?

Essay Topic 3

Kolbert clearly is drawn to Ruth Gates and her work. How is Gates different than other scientists Kolbert encounters in this book? Why is Kolbert drawn to her and her work? What does this reveal about Kolbert?

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