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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Due to the weather, how will Harding have to arrive at the island?
(a) By helicopter.
(b) By boat.
(c) She will have to wait.
(d) By plane.

2. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?
(a) Behavior.
(b) Environmental changes.
(c) Physical changes.
(d) Lack of food.

3. Before receiving the call regarding the animal carcass in Costa Rica, where is Levine working?
(a) In the Gobi Desert.
(b) In Nairobi.
(c) In the Saharan Desert.
(d) In Cairo.

4. According to Malcolm's interpretation, what is located on the island that Levine believes houses Site B?
(a) A river.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A dam.

5. In what year is extinction first demonstrated?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1786.
(c) 1768.
(d) 1876.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the person who interrupted Malcolm's lecture with his theory think the object of his theory might be located?

2. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?

3. As the men move out from their landing site, who is driving the lead RV?

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

5. How many video cameras on the island does Arby manage to activate?

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