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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. What is referred as the world's most popular video game that "invites players into a competition for scarce resources during an extreme weather event" (175)?
(a) Spore.
(b) Children of Men.
(c) Minecraft.
(d) Fortnite.

2. By what percentage did China's emissions grow in the first three months of 2018?
(a) 2%.
(b) 4%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 6%.

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) 40 million.
(b) 70 million.
(c) 50 million.
(d) 20 million.

4. What is the name of Robert Kennedy's memoir of the Cuban missile crisis?
(a) Bay of Pigs.
(b) 1969.
(c) Children of Men.
(d) Thirteen Days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hurricane Harvey strike land?

2. Who developed the work "The Great Nutrient Collapse"?

3. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?

4. What percent of the world's mammals (by weight) are currently wild?

5. What term in "Crisis Capitalism" refers to an ill-assorted collection of parts assembled to fufill a particular purpose?

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