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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Plagues of Warming" - "Systems".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?
(a) One square mile.
(b) One acre.
(c) One football field.
(d) Two acres.

2. What percentage of the world's methane emissions do freshwater lakes account for?
(a) 5%.
(b) 12%.
(c) 16%.
(d) 25%.

3. What did Donald Trump notoriously toss to members of a crowd during a press conference in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria?
(a) Paper towels.
(b) Political signs.
(c) Balloons.
(d) Hats.

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

5. How many pounds of grain does it take to produce a single pound of hamburger meat?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 1 pound.
(c) 8 pounds.
(d) 3 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to a 2018 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, how many American homes and businesses will suffer chronic flooding by 2100?

3. Who is cited in Part I: Cascades as the theorist who called climate change a "hyperobject" (17)?

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

5. What small Northern California town was largely wiped out by the Camp Fire?

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