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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 many signatories are there on the Paris climate accords (as of the time of the book's publication)?
(a) 103.
(b) 232.
(c) 254.
(d) 195.

2. When was David Wallace-Wells's mother born?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1954.

3. How much of the population in the sugarcane region of El Salvador has chronic kidney disease?
(a) 1/10.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/7.
(d) 1/3.

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

5. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?
(a) 25%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Water Will Come?

2. How many people were killed during the Russian heat wave of 2010?

3. How many major cities are there currently with average maximum summertime temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher?

4. For how many years does Wallace-Wells say his mother has smoked in her lifetime?

5. What does the IPCC refer to?

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