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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. According to a 2018 government report, how many people in India face "high to extreme water stress" (107)?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 700 million.
(c) 600 million.
(d) 100 million.

2. How much in damages did Hurricane Florence wreak on North Carolina in 2018?
(a) $20 billion.
(b) $12 billion.
(c) $3 billion.
(d) $17 billion.

3. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 400,000.
(b) 700,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 2 million.

4. The Chinese "airpocalypse" of 2013 led to a peak Air Quality Index of what?
(a) 846.
(b) 686.
(c) 473.
(d) 993.

5. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?
(a) One acre.
(b) One football field.
(c) One square mile.
(d) Two acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Black Death killed as much as what percent of the population of Europe, according to the author?

2. How many signatories are there on the Paris climate accords (as of the time of the book's publication)?

3. Who was elected president of Brazil in 2018?

4. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?

5. What does NOAA stand for?

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