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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 through 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mauro Carias anxious to capture the beast?
(a) He believes the beast interferes with business in the Amazon basin.
(b) He believes the beast will attract tourism.
(c) He believes the beast will be an interesting specimen to display.
(d) He believes the beast will be scientifically interesting.

2. What kind of problems does Kate believe there are?
(a) Those that you should ignore and those that require attention.
(b) Those that have no solution and those that solve themselves.
(c) Those that you can solve and those you can't.
(d) Those that are important and those that aren't.

3. What Amazon fish grows to the size of a carpet?
(a) The manta ray.
(b) The flounder.
(c) The piranha.
(d) The river dolphin.

4. How does Kate teach Alex not to smoke?
(a) By promising him a reward if he never smoked.
(b) By introducing him to a cigarette addict.
(c) By showing him medical records.
(d) By making him smoke cigars.

5. What is Professor Leblanc's opinion of the Amazon natives?
(a) They are the most savage on the planet.
(b) They are the most peaceful on the planet.
(c) They are the most intelligent on the planet.
(d) They are the best educated on the planet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Kate's habits are bad for her health?

2. Who does Walimai travel with?

3. What is Ludovic Leblanc's profession?

4. What do the Amazon natives regard as worse than death?

5. Who is the photographer for the expedition?

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