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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Knew Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?
(a) The dodo.
(b) The passenger pigeon in North America.
(c) The Manatee in Florida.
(d) The tiger in Bali.

2. What assumption does Quammen make at the end of his introductory chapter?
(a) That people are outraged about the disappearance of species.
(b) That people are willing to change their habits in order to save ecosystems.
(c) That people don't know anything about his field.
(d) That people are hungry for economic growth, even at the expense of ecosystems.

3. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Prophecy.

4. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Leading question.
(c) Rhetorical question.
(d) Aopstrophe.

5. What does Quammen say about each of the pieces?
(a) They are unintelligible without the whole design.
(b) They are each complete in themselves.
(c) They are nothing without the whole.
(d) They are complex and well made.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?

3. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?

4. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?

5. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

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