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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pascal Tassy, how many proboscidean species had been identified?
(a) 185.
(b) 165.
(c) 170.
(d) 180.

2. When was the word "catastrophist" first coined?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1844.

3. Where did the HMS "Beagle" make its first stop?
(a) St. Jago.
(b) Mauritius.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Tasmania.

4. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?
(a) Popping of the cork of a champagne bottle.
(b) Rain falling on a tin roof.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Popcorn popping.

5. When did Alvarez get a job at Berkeley?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

2. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?

3. Where did Charles Lyell grow up?

4. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

5. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?

(see the answer key)

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