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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Section 5 - Part III, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Part II, Section 2, "In China, which feeds more than 20 percent of the world's population off 7 percent of the world's arable land, desertification is already causing direct annual losses of" how much (89)?
(a) $45 billion.
(b) $25 billion.
(c) $65 billion.
(d) $75 billion.

2. In what century were Mumbai, Chennai, New York, and Charleston founded?
(a) The 16th century.
(b) The 17th century.
(c) The 18th century.
(d) The 16th century.

3. What does the Matla River translate to in English?
(a) Slow River.
(b) Crazed River.
(c) Loving River.
(d) Rushing River.

4. The 1971 Bhola Cyclone is thought to have killed how many people?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 300,000.

5. Who wrote Moby Dick?
(a) Stanislaw Lem.
(b) Ian Hacking.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) Ernest Gellner.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did a flood without precedent in Mumbai's recorded history descend on the city, dumping 94.4 cm. of rain in 14 hours on the northern suburbs?

2. What word from the book refers to the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history, as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time?

3. About how long ago did China go through a "medieval economic revolution," according to the author in Part II, Section 5 (96)?

4. To what does the author attribute the tendency for the proximity to water being a status symbol in Part 1, Section 9?

5. Who wrote Storm Surge?

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