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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Climate Kaleidoscope, "Storytelling" - "The Church of Technology".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pounds of grain does it take to produce a single pound of hamburger meat?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 1 pound.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 3 pounds.

2. What is the name of Robert Kennedy's memoir of the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Thirteen Days.
(b) Bay of Pigs.
(c) Children of Men.
(d) 1969.

3. Approximately how many acres did the Mendocino Complex burn in 2018?
(a) Two million.
(b) A quarter of a million.
(c) One million.
(d) Half a million.

4. What word from "Storytelling" means to collect or form into a mass or group?
(a) Coagulate.
(b) Agglomerate.
(c) Anthropocene.
(d) Anthropomorphize.

5. When was the country of Pakistan formed?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of the world's landmass was altered by humans between 1992 and 2015?

2. What lake supplies much of Las Vegas's water?

3. In the United States, leaks and theft account for an estimated loss of what percentage of freshwater?

4. When did the United Nations establish its Framework on Climate Change?

5. How many people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?

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