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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in "Climate Conflict" that climate change has already elevated Africa's risk of conflict by more than what percentage?
(a) 5.%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 10%.

2. Who is the author of The Time Machine?
(a) William Nordhaus.
(b) Jair Bolsonaro.
(c) Amitav Ghosh.
(d) H. G. Wells.

3. Who wrote Guns, Germs, and Steel?
(a) Roy Scranton.
(b) Jared Diamond.
(c) Paul Ehrlich.
(d) David Buckel.

4. Approximately how many people were evacuated due to Hurricane Irma?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 7 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. What ecologist "arguest that, in fact, in the real-time vacuum of the sixth mass exctintion, 'nature is thriving' - inventing new species, carving new ecological niches" (244)?
(a) Paul Ehrlich.
(b) David Buckel.
(c) Chris D. Thomas.
(d) Roy Scranton.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country are the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena located?

2. For how many years approximately has farming existed in human culture?

3. Approximately how many people fell ill from cryptosporidium due to an outbreak following a storm in 1993?

4. What term in "Crisis Capitalism" refers to "our tendency to wait for others to act rather than acting ourselves" (188)?

5. Who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described as "that basic promise extended by neoliberalism" in "Politics of Consumption" (225)?

2. What is confirmation bias and how does it apply to global warming?

3. What correlative statistics does the author provide regarding conflict and global warming in "Climate Conflict"?

4. What is the ambiguity effect?

5. What is yellow fever and what are its effects?

6. How is plastic panic an example of climate parable?

7. Who was David Buckel and why is he discussed in the book?

8. What is the Belt and Road Initiative?

9. What are some of the examples of climate devastation presented on-screen discussed in "Storytelling"?

10. What is Lyme disease and how many are affected by it yearly?

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