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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: "Politics of Consumption" - Part IV: The Anthropic Principle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long can a person with kidney failure expect to live with dialysis?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

2. 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?
(a) 16.
(b) 34.
(c) 5.
(d) 22.

3. According to the author, almost how many people are displace and wandering the planet right now as a result of political and social instability (154)?
(a) 50 million.
(b) 70 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 40 million.

4. In the United States, leaks and theft account for an estimated loss of what percentage of freshwater?
(a) 12%.
(b) 16%.
(c) 34%.
(d) 5%.

5. What term does the author use in "Crisis Capitalism" to describe the situation wherein "most people are so uncomfortable contemplating uncertainty, they will accept lesser outcomes in a bartain to avoid dealing with it" (188)?
(a) The ambiguity effect.
(b) Confirmation bias.
(c) Anthropocentric thinking.
(d) Default effect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the approximate temperture of the greater San Francisco Bay Area currently (as of 2018)?

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

3. The Black Death killed as much as what percent of the population of Europe, according to the author?

4. How much money in damages did Typhoon Mangkhut wreak on the Philippines and Hong Kong in 2018?

5. For how many years approximately has farming existed in human culture?

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