This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Climate Kaleidoscope, "Storytelling" - "The Church of Technology".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does CCS stand for?
(a) Carbon capture and study.
(b) Climate change standards.
(c) Carbon capture and storage.
(d) Climate control standards.

2. In 2014, a toxic event struck Lake Erie, when fertilizer from farms in Ohio spawned an algae bloom that cut off drinking water for what city?
(a) Hamilton.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Toledo.

3. How many people were evacuated from mainland China due to the Typhoon Mangkhut?
(a) 1.4 million.
(b) 2.45 million.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 6.3 million.

4. Who authored The Shock Doctrine?
(a) William Nordhaus.
(b) Amitav Ghosh.
(c) Naomi Klein.
(d) Jair Bolsonaro.

5. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, what percent of evacuees exceeded the diagnosit threshold for acute stress disorder?
(a) 45%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 62%.
(d) 74%.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the concrete and asphalt of cities absorb so much heat during the day that when it is released at night, it can raise the local temperature as much as how many degrees Fahrenheit?

2. What does NOAA stand for?

3. How many people were killed in the Chicago heat wave of 1995?

4. Who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore?

5. What word from "Storytelling" refers to the process of giving an animal or object human attributes?

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