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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. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?
(a) Meteors.
(b) Moon rock.
(c) Desert.
(d) Soil.

2. Where is the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after his lecture scheduled to return to the next day?
(a) London.
(b) Beirut.
(c) Houston.
(d) Nairobi.

3. What is the name of the man who first demonstrates that species become extinct?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) George Cuvier.
(c) Luis Alvarez.
(d) Ian Malcolm.

4. According to Malcolm's speech, how many species of plants and animals have existed on the planet since life began?
(a) 70 billion.
(b) 50 billion.
(c) 30 billion.
(d) 10 billion.

5. What is the profession of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?
(a) Paleontology.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) History.
(d) Biology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?

3. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?

4. What invention makes complexity theory possible?

5. Of the majority of animals that are now extinct, what percentage of those animals are accounted for due to mass killings?

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