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

2. Who wrote Germinal?
(a) Ernest Gellner.
(b) Stanislaw Lem.
(c) Ian Hacking.
(d) Emile Zola.

3. When was Mumbai's earliest recorded encounter with a powerful storm?
(a) September 2, 1659.
(b) June 12, 1593.
(c) May 15, 1618.
(d) May 4, 1599.

4. Along what river did the author's ancestors settle after their original village was flooded?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) The Meghna River.
(c) The Feni River.
(d) The Muhuri River.

5. Where is the Owen fracture zone located?
(a) Off the coast of Dubai.
(b) Off the coast of Oman.
(c) Off the coast of Jeddah.
(d) Off the coast of Somalia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the tsunami's actions respond to the system of military rank in how it hit the Nicobar Islands?

2. Along what river did the author's parents live in their homeland?

3. What John Sayles's film is praised by the author in Part I, Section 17?

4. When did the site of today's Mumbai first come under European rule when it was ceded to the Portuguese by the ruler of Gujarat?

5. When did the Kosi River disaster in Bihar occur?

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