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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Heat Death" - "Drowning".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?
(a) 0.5%.
(b) 2.3%.
(c) 0.3%.
(d) 1.4%.

2. Approximately how many Muslims participate in the hajj each year?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 2 million.

3. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2011.

4. The rate at which humankind is adding carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is how many times faster than any point in human history before the beginning of industrialization?
(a) 7 times faster.
(b) 10 times faster.
(c) 4 times faster.
(d) 20 times faster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time that the atmosphere contained 500 parts per million of carbon?

2. When was Norman Borlaug born?

3. If the Earth's temperature rose 6 degrees Celsius what region would suffer more from heat than anywhere in the world today?

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

5. How many climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?

(see the answer key)

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