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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far underground would carbon dioxide be injected?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) A few inches.

2. Why is the Kaneohe Bay a prime location for studying and creating super coral?
(a) It had been a sewage dumping ground but the reef started to revive on its own.
(b) The coral population has only continued to grow.
(c) The coral has never suffered from bleaching.
(d) It is filled with coral reefs.

3. Where does Kolbert stay for her last night in Nevada?
(a) The Paris.
(b) The Bellagio.
(c) A Native American reservation.
(d) The Venetian.

4. A widely supported view regarding years the effect of human behavior on the environment is that it did not really become significant until when?
(a) The early-twentieth century.
(b) The late-seventeenth century.
(c) The early-nineteenth century.
(d) The late-eighteenth century.

5. What is Brodifacoum?
(a) An anticoagulant used to kill mice.
(b) An antibiotic used to heal sick animals.
(c) A trap used to catch cane toads.
(d) A powerful cleaning and disinfecting product.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kolbert says that, without help, most of the carbon dioxide humans emit would turn to stone eventually, called what?

3. What are Van Oppen and her students’ plans for coral?

4. What had those living in the Plaquemenes done to protect their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

5. According to Kolbert, who knows for certain how much hotter the world will get before out-and-out disaster becomes inevitable?

(see the answer key)

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