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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 Douglas Adams, there are no ________ in Madagascar or in Papua New Guinea.
(a) Dwarf lemur.
(b) Woodpeckers.
(c) Flying fox.
(d) Indri.

2. The narrator explains in Twig Technology that monkeys are ambitious and interested in all sorts of things, especially ________, with which they found they could do all kinds of things that they couldn't do by themselves.
(a) Twigs.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Grass.
(d) Trees.

3. ________ is on the island of Flores and is the nearest port to Komodo.
(a) Marajó.
(b) Sulawesi.
(c) Labuan Bajo.
(d) Borneo.

4. The evolutionary change that passed Madagascar by was the arrival of the ________.
(a) Elephants.
(b) Cats.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Lions.

5. According to Douglas Adams, there are ________ species of lemurs on Madagascar.
(a) 1000.
(b) 200.
(c) 21.
(d) 49.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tiny, idyllic, rain-forest island just off the northeast coast of Madagascar?

2. Which two people meet Adams and Carwardine at the airport who are described as small, willowy-slim, healthy looking Indonesians?

3. According to the narrator in Twig Technology, in ________, by some sort of journalistic accident, the narrator went to look for an almost extinct animal.

4. According to the agent at the Merpati Airlines, there were ________ people booked on Adams and Carwardine's return flight to Bali.

5. Where are the Northern White rhinos located, according to Adams and Carwardine?

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