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

2. 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) 20%.
(b) 24%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

3. How much of the population in the sugarcane region of El Salvador has chronic kidney disease?
(a) 1/10.
(b) 1/5.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the IPCC refer to?

2. According to the author in "Heat Death," the hottest temperature likely ever recorded in April was registered where in 2018?

3. What does CCS stand for?

4. If we follow the path we are on today, the U.N. estimates that we are due for how many degrees of warming by 2100?

5. Of the 71% of the planet that is covered in water, approximately what percentage is fresh?

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