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

2. How many signatories are there on the Paris climate accords (as of the time of the book's publication)?
(a) 232.
(b) 195.
(c) 103.
(d) 254.

3. What does NOAA stand for?
(a) Nautical Organization of Air and Aviation.
(b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(c) National Organization for Aviation and Administration.
(d) National Organization of American Atmosphere.

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

5. How many premature deaths were from small-particulate pollution in 2017 according to a report from The Lancet?
(a) 9 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 8 million.
(d) 7 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the 71% of the planet that is covered in water, approximately what percentage is fresh?

2. Who wrote the poem "Darkness" following a volcanic eruption in the East Indies?

3. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?

4. Approximately how many square miles were burned by wildfires in California in 2018?

5. What is the name of Robert Kennedy's memoir of the Cuban missile crisis?

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