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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Monkeys.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Dragons.

2. In the beginning of Twig Technology, the narrator reveals that he went to what country?
(a) Madagascar.
(b) Bali.
(c) Mindanao.
(d) New Guinea.

3. Mark Carwardine explains that the best way to catch a Komodo dragon is to have a ________ that has been dead for ________ days.
(a) Goat / 3.
(b) Llama / 6.
(c) Camel / 2.
(d) Snake / 7.

4. Who was the photographer on the plane with Adams in Twig Technology?
(a) Don Merton.
(b) Alain le Garsmeur.
(c) Chris Muir.
(d) Condo Subagyo.

5. What animal is found in New Guinea and has a long and skeletal thin fourth finger?
(a) Capybara.
(b) Echidna.
(c) Okapi.
(d) The long-fingered possum.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Douglas Adams, there are ________ species of lemurs on Madagascar.

2. Who was the charming man with a squarish face, a shock of wavy black hair, and a thick black mustache that sat on his lip like a bar of chocolate?

3. Other than Madagascar, where else does the Aye-aye live?

4. According to Douglas Adams, there are no ________ in Madagascar or in Papua New Guinea.

5. 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.

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