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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. Approximately how many acres did the Mendocino Complex burn in 2018?
(a) Half a million.
(b) Two million.
(c) A quarter of a million.
(d) One million.

2. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, what percent of evacuees exceeded the diagnosit threshold for acute stress disorder?
(a) 35%.
(b) 62%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 74%.

3. The author states in "Climate Conflict" that climate change has already elevated Africa's risk of conflict by more than what percentage?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 5.%.

4. Today (as of 2018), the U.S. climate hovers around what temperature?
(a) 13.9 degrees Celcius.
(b) 12.6 degrees Celcius.
(c) 13.4 degrees Celcius.
(d) 14.2 degrees Celcius.

5. When was the country of Pakistan formed?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country has the fifth-highest homicate rage in the world today (as of 2018)?

2. The recent Great Recession (2008) lowered the global GDP by about wht percentage in a onetime shock?

3. Who was elected president of Brazil in 2018?

4. What does the term "analogue" mean as used in Part I: Cascades?

5. When was a 32,000-year-old "extremophile" bacteria revived?

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