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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Wildfire" - "Unbreathable Air".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who funded Wallace Smith Broecker's research in the 1970s?
(a) Chevron.
(b) Exxon.
(c) DuPont.
(d) Texaco.

2. According to a 2018 government report, how many people in India face "high to extreme water stress" (107)?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 700 million.
(d) 600 million.

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

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

5. When did Hurricane Harvey strike land?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2012.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does CCS stand for?

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

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

4. When was the last time that the atmosphere contained 500 parts per million of carbon?

5. Globally, about what percentage of freshwater is used for food production and agriculture?

(see the answer key)

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