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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) 480,000.
(b) 630,000.
(c) 530,000.
(d) 700,000.

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

3. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?
(a) Li Yuanhong.
(b) Yuan Shikai.
(c) Xi Jinping.
(d) Sun Yatsen.

4. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?
(a) 9.1 gigatons.
(b) 7.5 gigatons.
(c) 2.7 gigatons.
(d) 5.2 gigatons.

5. By what percentage did China's emissions grow in the first three months of 2018?
(a) 6%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were killed during the Indian summer of 1998?

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

3. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?

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"?

5. The area referred to as America's "tornado alley" has moved how many miles in just 30 years, according to the author in "Disasters No Longer Natural"?

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