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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does the old English word unweder or unweather mean? (from Chapter 10)

To experience no rain or snow for an extended period of time.

When humans change the weather instead of nature.

The lack of normal weather patterns.

Weather so extreme it seems to come from another time or climate.

2.

What is crown shyness? (from Chapter 4)

When other organisms of the forest avoid the canopy of the forest to leave it for trees.

When biologists and ecologists are too humble to be celebrated for their achievements.

When trees respect each other's space and leave gaps in the canopy.

When tree roots respect each other's space and leave gaps underground.

3.

What is a major issue MacFarlane has with the term "Anthropocene?" (from Chapter 3)

The term was created undemocratically, by a panelists of scientists, and ordinary people had no say.

It sounds too much like anthropology, a discipline it is not related to.

Although he believes in climate change, he does not think there is enough evidence that it is human caused.

The term smooths over inequalities and the uneven suffering that comes from climate change.

4.

What is a moulin? (from Chapter 10)

A deposit of rocks left by a glacier.

A crevasse in a glacier.

A lake of meltwater on a glacier.

A peak on a glacier.

5.

What does the hero of the Kalevala, Finland's folk epic, wear to protect himself when he travels to the underland? (from Chapters 12 - 13)

A bronze shield made for him by a god.

Shoes and a shirt made from bronze.

Copper shoes and an iron shirt.

A copper shield.

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