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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 workers have been seriously injured in the U.S. by heat alone since 1992?
(a) 70,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 80,000.

2. 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) 20 times faster.
(b) 10 times faster.
(c) 4 times faster.
(d) 7 times faster.

3. How many people were killed in the Chicago heat wave of 1995?
(a) 2,342.
(b) 345.
(c) 234.
(d) 739.

4. 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) 4 trillion tons.
(d) 2.3 trillion tons.

5. The author asserts in Part I: Cascades that the majority of carbon burning produced by humans has occurred since the premiere of what television show?
(a) Seinfeld.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) All in the Family.
(d) The Honeymooners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can a person with kidney failure expect to live with dialysis?

2. What small Northern California town was largely wiped out by the Camp Fire?

3. What does CCS stand for?

4. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?

5. According to the author in "Hunger," undernourishment in the world's developing countries has dropped from over 30% in 1970 to what percentage today?

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