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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is karst? (from Chapter 6)

Topography formed by glaciers that create caves and tunnels.

Sinkholes that form in topography of soluable rock and minerals.

Topography formed by dissolving of soluable rocks and minerals that is rich in underlands.

Rivers that travel underground.

2.

What is the Knud Rasmussen Glacier named for? (from Chapter 11)

The Celtic idea of hell.

The underworld in Norse mythology.

The Inuit underworld.

The underworld in Greek mythology.

3.

What was Paris' invisible underground city used for? (from Second Chamber - Chapter 5)

Hiding spots for French resistance fighters during WWII and, before that, torture chambers during the French revolution.

Prisons and torture chambers.

Mining, prisons, and to house the city's infastructure.

Mining, burials, growing mushrooms, and as hiding spots for French resistance fighters during WWII.

4.

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.

A copper shield.

Copper shoes and an iron shirt.

Shoes and a shirt made from bronze.

5.

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

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

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

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.

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