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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. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?
(a) To attempt to control the Old River.
(b) To attempt to control a tributary of the Mississippi River called the Atchafalaya.
(c) To redirect the flow of the Atchafalaya.
(d) To dam up the water coming from the Mississippi River.

2. In Into the Wild: Chapter 3, why does Kolbert begin with an explanation of the Norse god, Odin?
(a) To compare him to the powers of nature.
(b) To compare him to the genetic-engineering company, Odin.
(c) To show the similarities between gods and humans.
(d) To show how dangerous it is to play God.

3. Why was Manly’s trip west end up so arduous?
(a) Manly and the argonauts refused to use maps and ended up taking a more difficult path.
(b) Manly and the argonauts arrived too late in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(c) Manly and the argonauts arrived too early in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(d) Manly and the argonauts got lost during a sand storm.

4. Prior to the digging of the canal, Chicago’s waste ran into the Chicago River and into Lake Michigan, which led to what regular outbreaks?
(a) Typhoid and Cholera.
(b) Bird Flu and Swine Flu.
(c) Scarlet Fever and Yellow Fever.
(d) Consumption and West Nile Virus.

5. To what island does Kolbert compare desert ecosystems?
(a) The Great Plains.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) Galápagos.
(d) The Arctic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Darwin realized correctly that at the center of every atoll was what?

2. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?

3. What mammals were first experimented on with CRISPR and the gene drive?

4. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?

5. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?

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