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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. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?
(a) 18 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 80 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

2. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1749.

3. According to Kolbert, why are mice perfect lab animals?
(a) Their genetics are well known and studied.
(b) They are clean and obedient.
(c) They are small and gentle.
(d) They are cheap and easy to care for.

4. Where is the geothermal plant located that Kolbert visits in Up in the Air: Chapter 1?
(a) Poland.
(b) China.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Switzerland.

5. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?
(a) Coral spawning.
(b) Coral being put under strain.
(c) Small fish that live among the coral.
(d) The changing of colors of coral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?

2. When was it determined that the Anthropocene Age began?

3. How many trees would have to be planted to remove a significant amount of carbon dioxide?

4. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?

5. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?

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