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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. Who is cited in Part I: Cascades as the theorist who called climate change a "hyperobject" (17)?
(a) Irakli Loladze.
(b) Jair Bolsonaro.
(c) Paul Ehrlich.
(d) Timothy Morton.

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

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

4. For how many years does Wallace-Wells say his mother has smoked in her lifetime?
(a) 34 years.
(b) 58 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 67 years.

5. According to the author in "Heat Death," the hottest temperature likely ever recorded in April was registered where in 2018?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?

2. How many signatories are there on the Paris climate accords (as of the time of the book's publication)?

3. How many people were killed around the world by inland flooding between 1995 and 2015?

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

5. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?

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