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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. How many major cities are there currently with average maximum summertime temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher?
(a) 164.
(b) 235.
(c) 634.
(d) 354.

2. When was David Wallace-Wells's father born?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1943.

3. How many people were killed during the Russian heat wave of 2010?
(a) 95,000.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 55,000.

4. If we follow the path we are on today, the U.N. estimates that we are due for how many degrees of warming by 2100?
(a) 4.8.
(b) 4.5.
(c) 2.3
(d) 5.2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many full-scale carbon capture plants were there in the world in 2018?

2. The area referred to as America's "tornado alley" has moved how many miles in just 30 years, according to the author in "Disasters No Longer Natural"?

3. How many people were killed as a result of Hurricane Mitch in Central America?

4. Who developed the work "The Great Nutrient Collapse"?

5. Who was elected president of Brazil in 2018?

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