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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does CCS stand for?
(a) Carbon capture and storage.
(b) Carbon capture and study.
(c) Climate change standards.
(d) Climate control standards.

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

3. How much land does Louisiana lose to the sea every hour?
(a) One football field.
(b) One square mile.
(c) Two acres.
(d) One acre.

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

5. The area referred to as America's "tornado alley" has moved how many miles in just 30 years, according to the author in "Disasters No Longer Natural"?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 500.

6. Who has served as the President of the People's Republic of China since 2013?
(a) Li Yuanhong.
(b) Sun Yatsen.
(c) Xi Jinping.
(d) Yuan Shikai.

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

8. How much carbon is said to be contained in the Arctic permafrost in Part I: Cascades?
(a) 4.5 billion tons.
(b) 1.8 trillion tons.
(c) 2.3 trillion tons.
(d) 4 trillion tons.

9. When did Roger Revelle die?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1991.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1999.

10. What percent of all human experience throughout history is estimated to belong to people right now, according to the author in Part I: Cascades?
(a) 8%.
(b) 3%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 15%.

11. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
(a) 20%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

12. According to the author in "Heat Death," the hottest temperature likely ever recorded in April was registered where in 2018?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

13. The author asserts in Part I: Cascades that the majority of carbon burning produced by humans has occurred since the premiere of what television show?
(a) The Honeymooners.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) All in the Family.
(d) Seinfeld.

14. According to a 2018 government report, how many people in India face "high to extreme water stress" (107)?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 700 million.
(c) 600 million.
(d) 100 million.

15. How many signatories are there on the Paris climate accords (as of the time of the book's publication)?
(a) 103.
(b) 232.
(c) 254.
(d) 195.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How much in damages did Hurricane Florence wreak on North Carolina in 2018?

3. How much did carbon emissions grow in the year 2017?

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

5. How many people were killed in the Chicago heat wave of 1995?

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