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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Douglas Adams was a self-proclaimed writer of humorous ________.
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Romance fiction.
(d) Science fiction.

2. Dr. Sutherland explains that the most poisonous spider is the ________, which bites about five hundred people a year.
(a) Black Widow.
(b) Tarantulas.
(c) Brown Recluse.
(d) Sydney Funnel-web.

3. Who was the man in Melbourne who Adams claim knew more about poisonous snakes than anyone else on earth?
(a) Dr. Christiaan Barnard
(b) Dr. Jean Astruc.
(c) Dr. Charles R. Drew.
(d) Dr. Struan Sutherland.

4. All of the following marine creatures are more poisonous than anything on land except for which of the following?
(a) Stonefish.
(b) Barracuda.
(c) Sea snakes.
(d) Scorpion fish.

5. Douglas Adams explains that "one of the characteristics that laymen find most odd about zoologists is their insatiable enthusiasm for ________."
(a) Animal fossils.
(b) Animal breeding.
(c) Animal droppings.
(d) Animal hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the BBC producer who recorded Adams and Carwardine's exploits for a radio documentary series?

2. What was the name of the BBC sound engineer that accompanied Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine?

3. What was the first animal Adams and Carwardine looked for in Here Be Chickens?

4. The evolutionary change that passed Madagascar by was the arrival of the ________.

5. What was the name of the village in the foothills of the Virungas, which marks the point where the road finally gives up, and from which Adams and Carwardine had to travel on by foot?

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