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

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

3. What is the population of Delhi (as of 2018)?
(a) 45 million.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 26 million.
(d) 14 million.

4. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?
(a) 30%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 25%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Great Divergence?

2. How many people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?

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

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. With CO2 at 930 parts per million (more than double where we are today), cognitive ability declines by what percent?

(see the answer key)

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