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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. What month has traditionally marked the beginning of the rainy season in California?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) November.
(d) December.

2. What is the population of Delhi (as of 2018)?
(a) 14 million.
(b) 26 million.
(c) 45 million.
(d) 13 million.

3. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
(a) 20%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

4. With CO2 at 930 parts per million (more than double where we are today), cognitive ability declines by what percent?
(a) 16%.
(b) 34%.
(c) 21%.
(d) 12%.

5. How many people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 2,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many full-scale carbon capture plants were there in the world in 2018?

2. If we follow the path we are on today, the U.N. estimates that we are due for how many degrees of warming by 2100?

3. Who are the authors of the book Climate Shock?

4. Approximately how many barrels of oil are burned each day in the summer in Saudi Arabia, mostly to power the nation's air-conditioning?

5. What percent of all human experience throughout history is estimated to belong to people right now, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?

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