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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hedgehog of the Amazon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?
(a) It is ruined.
(b) It can still be reassembled.
(c) It only exists in nostalgia.
(d) It is theoretical, now.

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

3. What did Wilson show Quammen when the two men visited?
(a) Specimens that had helped Wilson and MacArthur develop their theory.
(b) Letters people had written to Wilson and MacArthur about their theories.
(c) Drafts of the papers that defined biogeography.
(d) A slide show of how Wilson and MacArthur developed their theory.

4. What does a species have if it has high dispersal ability?
(a) The ability to adapt to new environmental conditions.
(b) The ability to move from place to place.
(c) The ability to change their environment to suit their own traits.
(d) The ability to withstand great environmental changes.

5. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The dissolution of the design.
(b) The despair of the threads.
(c) The outrage of the rug weavers.
(d) The joy of the scissors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What population does Quammen compare with the thylacine population?

2. How long did Wilson and MacArthur predict it would take for species to reach equilibrium on Krakatau?

3. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?

4. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?

5. What did William Newmark determine in his findings?

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