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The essay is called " Will We ‘Fix’ The Weather? Yes. Should We Fix The Weather? Hmmm"

1. PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the essay?

A. Human action will inescapably be required to reverse the effects of climate
change.
B. The possibility of regulating the climate poses the question of whether or not we
should.
C. Human beings will never be able to truly control every aspect of the natural
world.
D. Efforts to combat climate change are undermined by showy but unsustainable
experiments.

2. PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A. “The Earth will, of course, keep moving nearer and farther from the sun, our
planet will keep wobbling on its axis” (Paragraph 4)
B. “‘but there are other things we need to deal with, like consumption. They burned
$50,000 just for the helicopter.’” (Paragraph 11)
C. “there’s no guarantee geoengineers won’t make mistakes too. Technology won’t
give us a free ride.” (Paragraph 11)
D. “‘What does it mean to manufacture a planet to our liking, assuming we earned
the skill to do so?’” (Paragraph 13)

3. How does the mention of Einstein and Newton in Paragraph 5 contribute to the
development of the ideas presented in the essay?
A. It speaks to the history of climate change and efforts to combat it.
B. It demonstrates the impracticality of developing technology to control the
climate.
C. It shows that many brilliant minds already attended to the issue of climate
change.
D. It emphasizes the progress of the engineers and technology.

4. Which statement best describes how the author responds to the idea that regulating the
environment will keep humans safe and comfortable?
A. He agrees that this may be true, but expresses discomfort with the idea of
people exerting too much control over the natural world.
B. He disagrees ardently, and believes that the development of such technology
would be ineffective at best and harmful to humans at worst.
C. He agrees that it is possible and thus endorses the efforts of various scientists to
devise technologies to address climate change.
D. He suggests that no method of modulating the environment for the safety of
humans could possibly be practicable or sustainable.

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5. How does Krulwich convey his purpose in the essay? Cite evidence from the text in your
response.