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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Fourth Configuration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, what does the Costa Rican government suspect the aberrant animals are the cause of?
(a) An unusually high number of missing pets.
(b) An unusual strain of cancer.
(c) An unusual strain of encephalitis.
(d) An unusually high number of missing children.

2. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?
(a) A dog finding a bone.
(b) Sunshine in the summer.
(c) A car running out of gas.
(d) Thunder following lightning.

3. Where does James learn that Site B is?
(a) On Isla Talamanca.
(b) On Rojas.
(c) On Isla Nublar.
(d) On Isla Sorna.

4. What happens aboard the boat taking Harding, Dodgson, and the others to Isla Sorna?
(a) Dodgson pushes Harding overboard.
(b) King pushes Harding overboard.
(c) Harding falls overboard.
(d) Baselton pushes Harding overboard.

5. When Harding awakens on the riverbank, what is licking her face?
(a) A raptor.
(b) A compy.
(c) A triceratops.
(d) A stegosaurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Levine's rescuer finds him, where is Levine?

2. 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?

3. What does Levine have a reputation for being?

4. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?

5. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?

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