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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. How many pounds of grain does it take to produce a single pound of hamburger meat?
(a) 3 pounds.
(b) 8 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 1 pound.

2. How much of the planet's coal-power capacity does China command?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/5.
(d) 1/4.

3. What are described by the author as two structures in California that are two quintessential symbols of the imperiousness of American money in "Wildfire"?
(a) Trump Tower and Sears Tower.
(b) The Getty Museum and Rupert Murdoch's Bel-Air estate.
(c) The Museum of Modern Art and Trump Tower.
(d) The Empire State Building and the UN Headquarters.

4. Globally, about what percentage of freshwater is used for food production and agriculture?
(a) 80-90%.
(b) 30-40%.
(c) 40-50%.
(d) 70-80%.

5. The area referred to as America's "tornado alley" has moved how many miles in just 30 years, according to the author in "Disasters No Longer Natural"?
(a) 500.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1850, the area of Glacier National Park had 150 glaciers. How many are left today?

2. 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?

3. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?

4. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?

5. When did Hurricane Harvey strike land?

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