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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. In 2014, a toxic event struck Lake Erie, when fertilizer from farms in Ohio spawned an algae bloom that cut off drinking water for what city?
(a) Hamilton.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Toledo.

2. What term from "Crisis Capitalism" refers to the situation wherein people build their "view of the universe outward from our own experience" (188)?
(a) Default effect.
(b) The ambiguity effect.
(c) Anthropocentric thinking.
(d) Agglomerate thinking.

3. Approximately how many square miles were incinerated by the Camp Fire in northern California in 2018?
(a) 250.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 100.

4. Who won the 2016 Nobel Prize alongside Paul Romer?
(a) William Nordhaus.
(b) Jair Bolsonaro.
(c) Amitav Ghosh.
(d) Paul Ehrlich.

5. In "Hunger," the author gives a basic rule of thumb regarding climate and plants. He states that for staple cereal crops grown at optimal temperature, for every degree of warming, the yields decline by how much?
(a) 20%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term used in "Storytelling" refers to action taken to prevent disease, especially be specified means or against a specified disease?

2. How many people were killed during the Russian heat wave of 2010?

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

4. How much in damages did Hurricane Florence wreak on North Carolina in 2018?

5. How many acres did the Thomas Fire grow in one day in 2017?

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