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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. When did the Enterprise depart Falmouth for Calcutta?
(a) June 15, 1825.
(b) September 5, 1825.
(c) August 16, 1825.
(d) March 12, 1825.

2. What nuclear facility is located near Mumbai's urban limits?
(a) The Tarapur Nuclear Reactor, Maharashtra.
(b) The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project.
(c) The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu.
(d) The Bhabba Atomic Research Centre at Trombay.

3. When did the Enterprise reach Calcutta on its crossing from Falmouth?
(a) August 16, 1825.
(b) September 5, 1825.
(c) December 7, 1825.
(d) March 12, 1825.

4. The author states in the opening of Part 1, Section 16, "To ask how science fiction came to be demarcated from the literary mainstream is to summon another question" (68). What is the question that he poses?
(a) "Who are the writers of this genre?"
(b) "What is in the nature of modernity that has led to this separation?"
(c) "What is the meaning of science fiction and what is its place in society?"
(d) "Who makes the decisions of literary form?"

5. When did Mount Tambora erupt, creating the greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history?
(a) April 5, 1802.
(b) April 5, 1846.
(c) April 5, 1892.
(d) April 5, 1815.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French traveler translated the works of Descartes into Persian during his travels in Asia?

2. 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?

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

4. When was the manuel Classic of the Waterways of Sichuan published?

5. Near what town was the site of the first successful drilling at Oil Well Creek located?

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