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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through World in Pieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quammen describe about Bedo?
(a) His tragic death.
(b) His research projects.
(c) His departure from his homeland.
(d) His marriage.

2. What is the Guam rail?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A dog.
(c) A marsupial.
(d) A bird.

3. What did Wilson and MacArthur argue influenced the number of species on an island?
(a) The fertility of the soil, or temperature of the water.
(b) The island's distance from the mainland.
(c) The altitude of its mountains.
(d) A natural rhythm of immigration and extinction.

4. What family does Quammen say hippopotamuses and deer belong to?
(a) Anamnia.
(b) Ungulates.
(c) Marsupials.
(d) Monorhina.

5. Who is Philip Darlington?
(a) A mathematician.
(b) A biologist.
(c) A writer.
(d) A sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?

2. What ecosystem does Wallace distinguish from ecosystems that developed in isolation?

3. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?

4. How does Quammen distinguish the Mauritius kestrel from other species that might need to be saved?

5. What does Quammen say an island is?

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