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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. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
(a) 10%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 15%.

2. In 2016, a boy was killed and 20 people were infected by anthrax that was released when retreating permafrost exposed the frozen carcass of what animal?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A reindeer.
(d) A wolf.

3. When did Hurricane Harvey strike land?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2012.

4. The author points out in "Economic Collapse" that "Every round-trip plane ticket from New York to London, keep in mind, costs the Arctic" how many more square meters of ice (147)?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?

2. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?

3. When was David Wallace-Wells's father born?

4. How many pounds of grain does it take to produce a single pound of hamburger meat?

5. According to the author, almost how many people are displace and wandering the planet right now as a result of political and social instability (154)?

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