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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Sections 1 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the tiger demon featured in Bon Bibir Johuranama?
(a) Saraswati.
(b) Dokkhin Rai.
(c) Lakshmi.
(d) Dukhey.

2. What does the folk epic of the Sundurbans, Bon Bibir Johuranama, translate to in English?
(a) The Damnation of Bon Bibi.
(b) The Journey of Bon Bibi.
(c) The Miracles of Bon Bibi.
(d) The Death of Bon Bibi.

3. When did the author write the note: "I do believe it to be true that the land here is demonstrably alive; that it does not exist solely, or even incidentally, as a stage for the enactment of human history; that it is [itself] a protagonist" (6)?
(a) May 2002.
(b) June 2003.
(c) March 1999.
(d) September 2000.

4. When did the great earthquake hit the Italian town of L'Aquila, according to the author in Part 1, Section 7?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2005.

5. What giant leap of nature likely led to the extinction of the dinosaurs?
(a) The Apophis asteroid.
(b) The Chicxulub asteroid.
(c) The Aglale asteroid.
(d) The Bennu asteroid.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where in the Congo did a great cloud of carbon monoxide burst forth in 1988?

2. When did Hurricane Sandy hit New York?

3. When did Hurricane Catarina stike the coast of Brazil?

4. What earlier book by the author does he reference in Part 1, Section 2?

5. Who is describd as the protagonist in Bon Bibir Johuranama?

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