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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. Approximately how many Muslims participate in the hajj each year?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 3 million.

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

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

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

5. What does the IPCC refer to?
(a) Imperial Protocol of Climate Change.
(b) International Participation in Climate Correction.
(c) International Panel on Climate Change.
(d) International Protocol for Climate Change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lake supplies much of Las Vegas's water?

2. How many pounds of grain does it take to produce a single pound of hamburger meat?

3. According to the author in "Hunger," undernourishment in the world's developing countries has dropped from over 30% in 1970 to what percentage today?

4. What percentage does grain account for the human diet globally?

5. When did the United Nations establish its Framework on Climate Change?

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