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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Climate Kaleidoscope, "Storytelling" - "The Church of Technology".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Donald Trump notoriously toss to members of a crowd during a press conference in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria?
(a) Political signs.
(b) Hats.
(c) Balloons.
(d) Paper towels.

2. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 600,000.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 700,000.

3. What is referred as the world's most popular video game that "invites players into a competition for scarce resources during an extreme weather event" (175)?
(a) Children of Men.
(b) Fortnite.
(c) Minecraft.
(d) Spore.

4. In 1850, the area of Glacier National Park had 150 glaciers. How many are left today?
(a) 36.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 18.

5. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?
(a) 640,000.
(b) 460,000.
(c) 320,000.
(d) 253,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the current population of Jakarta (as of 2018)?

2. Approximately how many square miles were incinerated by the Camp Fire in northern California in 2018?

3. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?

4. When was Norman Borlaug born?

5. The Chinese "airpocalypse" of 2013 led to a peak Air Quality Index of what?

(see the answer key)

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