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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 much money in damages did Typhoon Mangkhut wreak on the Philippines and Hong Kong in 2018?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $500,000.
(c) $50 million.
(d) $1 billion.

2. When did Roger Revelle die?
(a) 1991.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

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

4. How much carbon is said to be contained in the Arctic permafrost in Part I: Cascades?
(a) 2.3 trillion tons.
(b) 4 trillion tons.
(c) 1.8 trillion tons.
(d) 4.5 billion tons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?

2. What does CCS stand for?

3. What small town in Maryland was drowned by a "thousand-year flood" in 2016 (22)?

4. What did Donald Trump notoriously toss to members of a crowd during a press conference in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria?

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

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