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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People claiming to be press photographers entered and photographed Malcolm's office. What journal do the photographers claim to be from?
(a) Chaos Quarterly.
(b) Bioethics and Nature.
(c) Chaos in All.
(d) Complexity Quarterly.

2. What does the "T' in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Triple.
(b) Tyrannosaur.
(c) Testing.
(d) Tertiary.

3. What invention makes complexity theory possible?
(a) The internet.
(b) Text messaging.
(c) Video recorders.
(d) Computers.

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

5. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?
(a) Ed James.
(b) Sarah Harding.
(c) Elizabeth Gelman.
(d) George Baselton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?

2. When Malcolm explains how active our planet is, which of the planet's features does he describe as being relatively new?

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

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

5. Levine is upset to realize that someone has been to view the carcass before he arrives. Who beats Levine there?

Short Essay Questions

1. As no map of the Costa Rican island exists, how is Levine conducting his reconnaissance on the island?

2. Describe Ian Malcolm's feelings regarding the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike.

3. Why does the tissue sample that Malcolm sends to his contact at the zoo for analysis cause a stir at the zoo?

4. According to the Biosyn spy, why is Levine teaching a class at Woodside Junior High?

5. In the 1970s, why could no one answer questions regarding the fragility of the earth's ecosystem?

6. Why can complex systems only flourish at the "Edge of Chaos"?

7. What is reductionism? Is it useful in complexity theory or not?

8. Describe at least three types of systems that complexity theory has studied.

9. Why is Jack Thorne, who was once a Stanford professor, much happier away from academia?

10. As Ed James sits outside Levine's apartment and eavesdrops on the conversation between Thorne, Malcolm, and the children, why is James embarrassed?

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