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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Elements of Chaos, "Wildfire" - "Unbreathable Air".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 5.
(b) 34.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

2. How many natural disasters hit the Philippines between 2006 and 2013?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 85.
(d) 34.

3. Who are the authors of the book Climate Shock?
(a) Jair Bolsonaro and William Vollman.
(b) Gernot Wagner and Martin Weitzman.
(c) Irakli Loladze and Jeff Goodell.
(d) Paul Ehrlich and Jennifer Jones.

4. 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.

5. According to a 2018 government report, how many people in India face "high to extreme water stress" (107)?
(a) 200 million.
(b) 100 million.
(c) 600 million.
(d) 700 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of the population in the sugarcane region of El Salvador has chronic kidney disease?

3. When did Roger Revelle die?

4. What lake supplies much of Las Vegas's water?

5. How many people were killed during the Russian heat wave of 2010?

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