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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapters 2-3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. One activist that Kolbert mentions says that sometimes doing nothing is better than what?
(a) Looking like a fool.
(b) Doing something.
(c) Saying nothing.
(d) Making mistakes.
2. What is Kolker’s prediction for New Orleans?
(a) It will eventually sink and disappear.
(b) It will no longer look like a boot.
(c) It will eventually look more like an island.
(d) It will eventually detach and float away.
3. How many eights on the Volcanic Explosivity Index have there been?
(a) Several.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) None.
(d) One.
4. Kolbert tells the reader that geothermal plants are relatively clean but do produce what gases?
(a) Hydrogen monoxide and carbon monoxide.
(b) Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
(c) Hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide.
(d) Hydrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide.
5. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?
(a) The flood problem.
(b) The sewage problem.
(c) The carp problem.
(d) The sinking problem.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kolbert use to make yeast glow?
2. Lackner also believes that dealing with emissions should be similar to dealing with what?
3. According to Kolbert, besides worrying about the science going according to plan, one has to worry about the plan being deployed properly. Why?
4. Why do commercial jets fly in the stratosphere?
5. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?
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