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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 was the population of New Orleans in 2005 (prior to Katrina)?
(a) 700,000.
(b) 480,000.
(c) 530,000.
(d) 630,000.

2. What small Northern California town was largely wiped out by the Camp Fire?
(a) Weaverville.
(b) Paradise.
(c) Douglas City.
(d) Montague.

3. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?
(a) 320,000.
(b) 460,000.
(c) 640,000.
(d) 253,000.

4. According to the author in "Hunger," undernourishment in the world's developing countries has dropped from over 30% in 1970 to what percentage today?
(a) 24%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 20%.

5. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?
(a) Teleology.
(b) Vectorology.
(c) Phylology.
(d) Endography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NOAA stand for?

2. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?

3. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?

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. Approximately how many square miles were incinerated by the Camp Fire in northern California in 2018?

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