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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Climate Kaleidoscope, "Storytelling" - "The Church of Technology".

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) Minecraft.
(b) Children of Men.
(c) Fortnite.
(d) Spore.

2. 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) 70 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 40 million.

3. What literary critic wrote "It is easier to imagine the end of the world that to imagine the end of capitalism" (190)?
(a) William Nordhaus.
(b) Fredric Jameson.
(c) Jair Bolsonaro.
(d) Amitav Ghosh.

4. Globally, deforestation accounts for about what percentage of carbon emissions?
(a) 12%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 8%.
(d) 18%.

5. When was the Kyoto Protocol signed?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2013.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many Muslims participate in the hajj each year?

2. A research team led by Ethan Coffel calculated in 2017 that the number of days warmer than what were once the warmest days of the year could grow by a factor of what by 2080?

3. What term from "Crisis Capitalism" refers to the situation wherein people build their "view of the universe outward from our own experience" (188)?

4. Air conditioners and fans account for what percentage of global electricity consumption currently, according to the author in "Heat Death"?

5. Approximately how many acres did the Mendocino Complex burn in 2018?

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