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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So Huge A Bignes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?
(a) Indirect discourse.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Personification.

2. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?
(a) 'The Selfish Gene'.
(b) 'The Origin of Species'.
(c) 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'.
(d) 'The Mismeasure of Man'.

3. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Familiar.
(c) Morose.
(d) Bellicose.

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

5. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?
(a) Familiar.
(b) Technical and precise.
(c) Sophisticated.
(d) Off-hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?

2. What question does Quammen say was debated for years after Darwin's theories were published?

3. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?

4. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?

5. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?

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