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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Here Be Chickens.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator in Twig Technology, in ________, by some sort of journalistic accident, the narrator went to look for an almost extinct animal.
(a) 1973.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1990.

2. In Here Be Chickens, room service told Adams and Carwardine that the ________ would be a handy thing to have when looking for man-eating lizards.
(a) Tomahawk.
(b) Pepper spray.
(c) Cricket bat.
(d) Bow and arrow.

3. The narrator states in the chapter Here Be Chickens, "I knew that if I were a mariner in unknown waters, the first thing I would write on my charts at this moment would be 'Here Be ________.'"
(a) Goats.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Monkeys.

4. Twig Technology says that the Kakapo lives in what country?
(a) New Finland.
(b) New Guinea.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) New Amsterdam.

5. In Twig Technology, the narrator states that the Aye-aye is a ________ lemur.
(a) Marine.
(b) Amphibious.
(c) Nocturnal.
(d) Marsupial.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter Here Be Chickens, Adam and Carwardine board a boat that was a twenty-three-foot fishing vessel called the ________.

2. Mark Carwardine explains that there are more _________ per square meter of ground on Komodo than in any equivalent area on earth.

3. ________ is on the island of Flores and is the nearest port to Komodo.

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

5. According to Mark Carwardine, there are only _______ Kakapos still alive.

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