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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. How many acres did the Thomas Fire grow in one day in 2017?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 25,000.
(d) 30,000.
2. How long can a person with kidney failure expect to live with dialysis?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.
3. What lake supplies much of Las Vegas's water?
(a) Lake Oroville.
(b) Lake Shasta.
(c) Lake Berryessa.
(d) Lake Mead.
4. Approximately how many acres did the Mendocino Complex burn in 2018?
(a) One million.
(b) A quarter of a million.
(c) Two million.
(d) Half a million.
5. How many people were killed around the world by inland flooding between 1995 and 2015?
(a) 157,000.
(b) 142,000.
(c) 633,000.
(d) 234,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. With CO2 at 930 parts per million (more than double where we are today), cognitive ability declines by what percent?
2. According to a 2018 study by the Union of Concerned Scientists, how many American homes and businesses will suffer chronic flooding by 2100?
3. When was Norman Borlaug born?
4. Yellow fever is estimated to kill approximately what percentage of those infected?
5. Who wrote the poem "Darkness" following a volcanic eruption in the East Indies?
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