View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preston's Bell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Apocalyptic visions.
(c) Sociological insights.
(d) Personal stories.

2. What literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What does Quammen say an island is?
(a) A fundamentally unique environment.
(b) An isolate.
(c) A replica of other ecosystems.
(d) A sample.

4. What does Michael Soule study?
(a) Dodos.
(b) Tasmanian tigers.
(c) Birds in Guam.
(d) Lizards in the Gulf of California.

5. How many species would an island of 4,000 square miles have, according to Quammen?
(a) 400.
(b) 88.
(c) 271.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Krakatau?

2. What family does Quammen say hippopotamuses and deer belong to?

3. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

4. How did humans hurt the dodo population indirectly?

5. What is the difference between an isolate and a sample?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 236 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample