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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. 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) Endography.
(c) Teleology.
(d) Phylology.

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

3. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2013.

4. Who wrote The Water Will Come?
(a) E. O. Wilson.
(b) Paul Ehrlich.
(c) Jeff Goodell.
(d) Irakli Loladze.

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?
(a) 24%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the current population of Jakarta (as of 2018)?

3. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?

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

5. How much of the planet's coal-power capacity does China command?

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