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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Heat Death" - "Drowning".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed the work "The Great Nutrient Collapse"?
(a) E. O. Wilson.
(b) Paul Ehrlich.
(c) Irakli Loladze.
(d) William Vollmann.

2. By what percentage did China's emissions grow in the first three months of 2018?
(a) 10%.
(b) 4%.
(c) 6%.
(d) 2%.

3. According to the author in "Heat Death," the hottest temperature likely ever recorded in April was registered where in 2018?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Iran.
(d) Pakistan.

4. How many people were killed in the Chicago heat wave of 1995?
(a) 2,342.
(b) 234.
(c) 345.
(d) 739.

5. What does the term "analogue" mean as used in Part I: Cascades?
(a) A thing seen as comparable to another.
(b) A thing that is uncertain.
(c) A thing that can be computed numerically.
(d) A think that is unlikely.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does Wallace-Wells say his mother has smoked in her lifetime?

2. What percent of all human experience throughout history is estimated to belong to people right now, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?

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

4. Who wrote The Water Will Come?

5. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?

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