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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Heartbeats in the Night.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to be one of the most experienced helicopter pilots in the world, according to the narrator?
(a) Richard Lewis.
(b) Craig Hodsell.
(c) Terry Greene.
(d) Bill Black.

2. What is the name of the tiny, idyllic, rain-forest island just off the northeast coast of Madagascar?
(a) Sainte-Marie.
(b) Nosy Mangabe.
(c) Ambohimahamasina.
(d) Mahajanga.

3. What term did Adam heard bandied about by New Zealand zoologists, and they had bandied it about so casually that he did not want to say the he hadn't the faintest idea what they were talking about?
(a) Convergent evolution.
(b) Dashed unit ball.
(c) Checks and balances.
(d) Track and bowl system.

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

5. Where are the Northern White rhinos located, according to Adams and Carwardine?
(a) Zaire.
(b) Swaziland.
(c) Zambia.
(d) Zimbabwe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the benign man with the air of a vicar on-board the plane with Adams and Carwardine in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?

2. ________, a vast tract of mountainous terrain that occupies the southwest corner of South Island, ________, is one of the most astounding pieces of land anywhere on God's earth, according to Douglas Adams.

3. Douglas Adams states that the Kakapo is a bird that in some ways reminds him of the ________.

4. What guide did Adams and Carwardine expect to have in the chapter Here Be Chickens?

5. According to Adams, who was a field researcher in Goma who has for years been responsible for gorilla conservation work in the area.

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