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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 people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 1,300.

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

3. According to a 2018 government report, approximately how many people die each year from lacking or contaminated water?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 200,000.

4. What are described by the author as two structures in California that are two quintessential symbols of the imperiousness of American money in "Wildfire"?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art and Trump Tower.
(b) The Getty Museum and Rupert Murdoch's Bel-Air estate.
(c) Trump Tower and Sears Tower.
(d) The Empire State Building and the UN Headquarters.

5. How many premature deaths were from small-particulate pollution in 2017 according to a report from The Lancet?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 9 million.
(d) 12 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Wallace Smith Broecker help to popularize, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?

2. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?

3. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?

4. National Geographic calculated that what percentage of the planet's water is available to fuel and feed its 7 billion people?

5. How many workers have been seriously injured in the U.S. by heat alone since 1992?

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