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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Plagues of Warming" - "Systems".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, what percent of evacuees exceeded the diagnosit threshold for acute stress disorder?
(a) 45%.
(b) 74%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 62%.

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

3. How many deaths in China were attributed to smog in 2013?
(a) 2.54 million.
(b) 1.37 million.
(c) 5.3 million.
(d) 4.2 million.

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?
(a) 5.
(b) 16.
(c) 34.
(d) 22.

5. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2013.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many people were evacuated due to Hurricane Irma?

2. What term refers to the moving in of bugs when trees are cut down?

3. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?

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

5. What small town in Maryland was drowned by a "thousand-year flood" in 2016 (22)?

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