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

2. When was the last time that the atmosphere contained 500 parts per million of carbon?
(a) 12 million years ago.
(b) 9 million years ago.
(c) 4 million years ago.
(d) 16 million years ago.

3. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2013.

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

5. How many climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?
(a) 150 million.
(b) 250 million.
(c) 200 million.
(d) 100 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much carbon is there currently in the air, according to the author in "Heat Death"?

2. The Chinese "airpocalypse" of 2013 led to a peak Air Quality Index of what?

3. When was Norman Borlaug born?

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

5. By what percentage did China's emissions grow in the first three months of 2018?

(see the answer key)

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