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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Cascades.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What small town in Maryland was drowned by a "thousand-year flood" in 2016 (22)?
(a) Ellicott City.
(b) Montague.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Warren.

2. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?
(a) Vectorology.
(b) Teleology.
(c) Endography.
(d) Phylology.

3. How much carbon is said to be contained in the Arctic permafrost in Part I: Cascades?
(a) 1.8 trillion tons.
(b) 2.3 trillion tons.
(c) 4 trillion tons.
(d) 4.5 billion tons.

4. Who are the authors of the book Climate Shock?
(a) Irakli Loladze and Jeff Goodell.
(b) Paul Ehrlich and Jennifer Jones.
(c) Jair Bolsonaro and William Vollman.
(d) Gernot Wagner and Martin Weitzman.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposed the term "Half-Earth" (20)?

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

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

4. What term did Wallace Smith Broecker help to popularize, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?

5. What month has traditionally marked the beginning of the rainy season in California?

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