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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapters 69-96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Chang tells Dorian Sloane in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 50, “The first human genome was sequenced in the 90s, and the draft sequence was published in February of 2001.” Who was the first to sequence the human genome and the first to create the first cell with a synthetic genome?
(a) Dr. James Sparks.
(b) Dr. Craig Venter.
(c) Dr. Michael Warner.
(d) Dr. Anderson Wallace.

2. How many people comprise the Indonesian National Police marine unit, as described in the news release in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 43?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 40,000.

3. In the journal entry that Kate reads in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 77, the narrator describes monkeys kept in cages inside of what cave?
(a) St. Maria’s Cave.
(b) St. Peter’s Cave.
(c) St. Michael’s Cave.
(d) St. Andrew’s Cave.

4. By what name does Robert Hunt identify himself when speaking over the radio in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 48?
(a) Piranha.
(b) Buster Bear.
(c) Barracuda.
(d) Snow King.

5. Dr. Kate Warner tells David Vale in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 22 that the human race is about 200,000 years old, but that “we’ve only been so-called behaviorally modern humans” for how many years?
(a) 16,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. The wire release that opens Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 27 is from what news organization?

2. Who does Dorian Sloane ask for on the phone when he first calls the Tibetan Immari facility in Part II: "A Tibetan Tapestry," Chapter 47?

3. What does Harto say “is the future” in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 39?

4. Where is the present-day site of Lake Toba and the supposed Toba super-eruption?

5. Dr. Kate Warner’s lab assistant tells her in Part I: "Jakarta Burning," Chapter 1 that she’s going to work herself to death. He describes Dr. Warner’s secrecy, hoarding of notes, and refusal to talk to anyone about what?

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