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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Heat Death" - "Drowning".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 75.

2. Approximately how many Muslims participate in the hajj each year?
(a) 3 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 5 million.

3. How much carbon is there currently in the air, according to the author in "Heat Death"?
(a) 745 parts per million.
(b) 153 parts per million.
(c) 232 parts per million.
(d) 410 parts per million.

4. The United Nations estimates that how much of the global population will live in cities by 2050?
(a) 1/4.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/3.

5. Who developed the work "The Great Nutrient Collapse"?
(a) Paul Ehrlich.
(b) E. O. Wilson.
(c) William Vollmann.
(d) Irakli Loladze.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many major cities are there currently with average maximum summertime temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher?

2. Who wrote The Water Will Come?

3. When did the United Nations establish its Framework on Climate Change?

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

5. 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?

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