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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. Who wrote the 1935 poem "Reamament" that is quoted in the book?

2. What term in "Crisis Capitalism" refers to "the tendency to choose the present option over alternatives" (189)?

3. When did Bill McKibben declare "The End of Nature" (181)?

4. Approximately how many people fell ill from cryptosporidium due to an outbreak following a storm in 1993?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How many people were affected by the 1918 flu? What statistics for the plague are cited in "Plagues of Warning"?

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

3. What is permafrost?

4. What is the ambiguity effect?

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

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

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

8. What is UNICEF?

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

10. Who was David Buckel and why is he discussed in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the threat of prehistoric plagues as a result of global warming. Where are these prehistoric plagues hidden? How have they been discovered? What threats do they present in the next century?

Essay Topic 2

Why is climate change not largely addressed in film, television, literature, and the media? What aspects of this crisis make it not frequently dramatized? How do you think it would change things if climate change were central in the plot of these narratives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the Neolithic Revolution in terms of climate change. How did the adjustment to an agrarian system affect culture and civilization? How did it affect the planet? Why do some individuals believe that the agrarian transition was a negative event?

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