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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. How many full-scale carbon capture plants were there in the world in 2018?
(a) 13.
(b) 200.
(c) 18.
(d) 34.

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

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

4. When did Roger Revelle die?
(a) 1991.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

5. What is the current population of Jakarta (as of 2018)?
(a) 8 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?

2. How much carbon is there currently in the air, according to the author in "Heat Death"?

3. When was David Wallace-Wells's mother born?

4. According to the author, the concrete and asphalt of cities absorb so much heat during the day that when it is released at night, it can raise the local temperature as much as how many degrees Fahrenheit?

5. When was David Wallace-Wells's father born?

(see the answer key)

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