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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One activist that Kolbert mentions says that sometimes doing nothing is better than what?
(a) Making mistakes.
(b) Saying nothing.
(c) Looking like a fool.
(d) Doing something.

2. Why do people in Asia not want to buy Asian carp from the U.S.?
(a) They do not realize American rivers have Asian carp.
(b) They do not trust American companies.
(c) They prefer fresh fish to frozen.
(d) They prefer to support their own fisheries.

3. To what does Kolbert compare being hit by a jumping carp?
(a) Being hit by a wiffle-ball bat.
(b) Being smacked in the face.
(c) Being knocked out in a boxing ring.
(d) Being struck by a truck.

4. How far do coral reefs stretch north and south of the equator?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 20 degrees.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 30 degrees.

5. When was it determined that the Anthropocene Age began?
(a) The 1930s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1880s.
(d) The 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the cannibal snails cause in Hawaii?

2. After a course on corals, Ruth Gates moved from where to Jamaica in 1985 to study corals and their symbionts?

3. Why are Kolbert and Gates’ plans to meet cancelled?

4. What is the strongest argument for gene editing cane toads, house mice, and ship rats?

5. Where do biologists like Tizard hope to get the power to spread genetic modifications throughout a species?

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