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

2. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?
(a) 2.3%.
(b) 0.5%.
(c) 1.4%.
(d) 0.3%.

3. Of the 71% of the planet that is covered in water, approximately what percentage is fresh?
(a) 2%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 4%.
(d) 6%.

4. Approximately how many people die from malaria each year currently (as of 2018)?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 2 million.
(c) 1.5 million.
(d) 1 million.

5. What was the population of New Orleans in 1960?
(a) 600,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 700,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Hunger," the author gives a basic rule of thumb regarding climate and plants. He states that for staple cereal crops grown at optimal temperature, for every degree of warming, the yields decline by how much?

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. When was the last time that the atmosphere contained 500 parts per million of carbon?

4. What is the population of Delhi (as of 2018)?

5. What did Donald Trump notoriously toss to members of a crowd during a press conference in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria?

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