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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Plagues of Warming" - "Systems".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the moving in of bugs when trees are cut down?
(a) Asphyxiative regeneration.
(b) Anocratic proliferation.
(c) Vector proliferation.
(d) Acromphromic rebuild.

2. How many carbon emissions was China responsible for in 2017?
(a) 2.7 gigatons.
(b) 9.1 gigatons.
(c) 7.5 gigatons.
(d) 5.2 gigatons.

3. What is the population of Delhi (as of 2018)?
(a) 45 million.
(b) 13 million.
(c) 26 million.
(d) 14 million.

4. When was the Paris Agreement ratified?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2011.

5. In 2016, a boy was killed and 20 people were infected by anthrax that was released when retreating permafrost exposed the frozen carcass of what animal?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A reindeer.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposed the term "Half-Earth" (20)?

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

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

4. The author states in "Climate Conflict" that climate change has already elevated Africa's risk of conflict by more than what percentage?

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

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