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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. 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) Toledo.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Detroit.

2. Who is cited in Part I: Cascades as the theorist who called climate change a "hyperobject" (17)?
(a) Irakli Loladze.
(b) Timothy Morton.
(c) Jair Bolsonaro.
(d) Paul Ehrlich.

3. What percent of the world's mammals (by weight) are currently wild?
(a) 9%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 6%.
(d) 4%.

4. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month has traditionally marked the beginning of the rainy season in California?

2. How many people were killed during the Russian heat wave of 2010?

3. How many acres did the Thomas Fire grow in one day in 2017?

4. How much of the planet's coal-power capacity does China command?

5. The Chinese "airpocalypse" of 2013 led to a peak Air Quality Index of what?

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