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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 Adams, what species is one of man's closest living relatives?
(a) Lemur.
(b) Mountain gorilla.
(c) Gibbon.
(d) Orangutan.

2. In Twig Technology, the narrator states that he flew thirteen hours from ________ to Madagascar.
(a) Germany.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New Zealand.

3. Who was the BBC producer who recorded Adams and Carwardine's exploits for a radio documentary series?
(a) Gaynor Shutte.
(b) Gary "Arab" Aburn.
(c) Michael Green.
(d) Zhou Kaiya.

4. According to Dr. Sutherland, the ________ is the fifteenth deadliest snake in the world, and all the other fourteen are in ________.
(a) Tiger Rattlesnake / Africa.
(b) Western Cottonmouth / United States.
(c) Indian Cobra / Australia.
(d) Northern Rubber Boa / Asia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade did Madagascar manage to divest themselves from French rule?

2. In Twig Technology, the narrator states that the Aye-aye is a ________ lemur.

3. Twig Technology states that at the end of the last century, ________ took over Madagascar.

4. All of the following were on-board the twenty-three-foot fishing vessel in the chapter Here Be Chickens, except for which?

5. Who was the photographer on the plane with Adams in Twig Technology?

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