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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the author describe a 60-year-old man walking into Prospect Park in Brooklyn and lighting himself on fire in "Politics of Consumption"?

2. Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

3. The author points out in "Politics of Consumption," "Eating organic is nice, in other words, but if your goal is to save the climate" what "is much more important" (224)?

4. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, what percent of evacuees exceeded the diagnosit threshold for acute stress disorder?

5. Who is the author of The Time Machine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the examples of climate devastation presented on-screen discussed in "Storytelling"?

2. What is the ambiguity effect?

3. What is UNICEF?

4. What is malaria and how many people does it kill each year?

5. When did the Black Death occur and what was its fallout?

6. What is described as "that basic promise extended by neoliberalism" in "Politics of Consumption" (225)?

7. What correlative statistics does the author provide regarding conflict and global warming in "Climate Conflict"?

8. Describe the ideological contrast between China and Russia in terms of climate change.

9. What does "anchoring" refer to in behavioral psychology?

10. Why is the narrative of climate change difficult to translate to film?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the correlations between climate change and conflict. What international conflicts or civil wars have emerged in the past century due to climate change? What have been the results of those conflicts? What is projected for the future regarding global warming and conflict?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the mass extinctions that have taken place prior to the one that we are in today. When did they occur? What caused them? What life was lost?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss global economy as it relates to climate change. What statistics does the author provide in "Economic Collapse" to indicate correlations between economies and climate? What is "fossil capitalism"? How are economies projected to change as a result of global warming?

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