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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 wrote the two-part book Carbon Ideologies?
(a) William Vollmann.
(b) Paul Ehrlich.
(c) Irakli Loladze.
(d) E. O. Wilson.

2. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 600,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 700,000.

3. How many natural disasters hit the Philippines between 2006 and 2013?
(a) 85.
(b) 65.
(c) 75.
(d) 34.

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

5. When was the country of Pakistan formed?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the concrete and asphalt of cities absorb so much heat during the day that when it is released at night, it can raise the local temperature as much as how many degrees Fahrenheit?

2. What does the term "analogue" mean as used in Part I: Cascades?

3. If the Earth's temperature rose 6 degrees Celsius what region would suffer more from heat than anywhere in the world today?

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?

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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