The Lost World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Lost World Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 160 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and The Lost World Hypothesis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are the high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary discovered?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1993.
(d) 2001.

2. According to Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?
(a) It may be preventable for humans.
(b) It foreshadows human destruction.
(c) It is unexplored territory.
(d) It allowed humans to flourish.

3. What is another name for chaos theory?
(a) Nonlinear dynamics.
(b) Nonlinear sequences.
(c) Extinction sciences.
(d) Linear dynamics.

4. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?
(a) Five years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

5. While other species in the animal kingdom fight for food, what do humans - in Malcolm's opinion - fight for?
(a) Protection.
(b) Territory.
(c) Alliances.
(d) Beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the story, in what year does Ian Malcolm give a speech in which he states that complex animals die out because of their behavior?

2. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?

3. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?

4. What two behaviors are of particular interest to the study of evolution?

5. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?

(see the answer key)

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