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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Environmental Protection Agency agent that visits Grant at his dig site?
(a) John Hammond.
(b) Ian Malcolm.
(c) Bob Morris.
(d) Richard Stone.

2. As Alan is getting ready to leave the dig site, what type of fossil is he worried about protecting until his return?
(a) A Tyrannosaurus rex.
(b) A velociraptor.
(c) A stegosaurus.
(d) A triceratops.

3. Who is the researcher that Tina's doctor refers the family to in order to determine what kind of animal attacked their daughter on the Costa Rican beach?
(a) Dr. Carter.
(b) Dr. Cruz.
(c) Dr. Benson.
(d) Dr. Guitierrez.

4. How much funding for Grant's dig is received from the Hammond Foundation?
(a) $30,000 per year for five years.
(b) $20,000 per year for four years.
(c) $40,000 per year for two years.
(d) $50,000 per year for three years.

5. How many lizards were involved in the gruesome attack on the newborn baby?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family on vacation in the jungles of Costa Rica?

2. What is Dr. Ellie Sattler's specialization?

3. How does the researcher obtain the carcass of the lizard on the beach where Tina was attacked?

4. Who is the head of the Tropical Diseases Laboratory that Dr. Guitierrez sends the lizard carcass to?

5. Why is the species type of the lizard not determined in the initial work-up by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?

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