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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 climate refugees does the U.N. project there will be by 2050?
(a) 100 million.
(b) 150 million.
(c) 250 million.
(d) 200 million.

2. Who wrote The Great Divergence?
(a) Jair Bolsonaro.
(b) William Nordhaus.
(c) Amitav Ghosh.
(d) Kenneth Pomeranz.

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

4. How many gallons of gasoline were released into Galveston Bay as a result of Hurricane Harvey?
(a) 640,000.
(b) 460,000.
(c) 253,000.
(d) 320,000.

5. Globally, deforestation accounts for about what percentage of carbon emissions?
(a) 12%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 18%.
(d) 5%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who authored The Shock Doctrine?

2. Globally, about what percentage of freshwater is used for food production and agriculture?

3. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?

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

5. What word from Part I: Cascades refers to the explanation of phenomenon by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes?

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