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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hammond, how many people have died during the construction on Hammond's park?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

2. Once Dr. Guitierrez retrieves the carcass of the lizard on the beach, where does he decide to send the carcass for testing?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

3. How does Tim come to recognize Dr. Grant?
(a) Tim saw Dr. Grant on television.
(b) Tim met Dr. Grant at a book signing.
(c) Tim has a copy of Dr. Grant's book.
(d) Tim read about Dr. Grant's archeological dig.

4. At the raptor pen, Grant, Sattler, Malcolm, and the kids see only one raptor at first. What is the one raptor doing?
(a) Barking at them.
(b) Staring at them.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Trying to attack them.

5. What is the name of the visiting physician working in a clinic on the West Coast of Costa Rica?
(a) Dr. Barry Carter.
(b) Dr. Bobby Carter.
(c) Dr. Barbara Carter.
(d) Dr. Billy Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hammond is carrying the elephant around trying to raise money, what kind of company is Hammond trying to start?

2. According to the findings at the Tropical Diseases Laboratory, what is the lizard's blood mildly reactive to?

3. How does John Hammond characterize Arnold?

4. How many miles of electrified fences are on the island?

5. How does the grandmother whose sleeping grandchild is bitten describe the lizard she sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comprised the bulk of the work undertaken by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?

2. While Sattler, Grant, and the veterinarian are trying to figure out why their dinosaur is sick, Malcolm shares with Gennaro his theory of life. What does Malcolm believe and believes is confirmed through chaos theory?

3. Explain why paleontologists debate whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals.

4. What view does Muldoon hold that often puts him at odds with the Jurassic Park owners?

5. Describe the reasons why the Environmental Protection Agency is suspicious of the Hammond Foundation in respect to amber?

6. What is Ian Malcolm's area of specialization and how does this area apply to Safari Island?

7. When the group reassembles in the visitor building in order to begin their tour, Malcolm upsets Hammond. What does Malcolm do?

8. The feeling at Cowan, Swain, and Ross is that John Hammond can no longer be trusted. Why?

9. According to Malcolm, what is the difference between physics and chaos theory? Give examples for each.

10. Why was Dr. Grant concerned about protecting the partially exposed fossil before he departed for Costa Rica?

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