Comprehension Quiz for “Against Forgetting: Where Have All the Animals Gone?”

Read “Against Forgetting” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

Question 11.1

1. What is a “declining baseline”?

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Question 11.2

2. What four examples does Jensen give to illustrate “declining baseline”?

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Question 11.3

3. What does Jensen mean when he writes “It’s hard…to fight an injustice you do not perceive as an injustice…” (paragraph 7)?

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Question 11.4

4. To what else does the concept of “declining baseline” apply?

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Question 11.5

5. Why does Jensen want readers to “pay attention”?

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