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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rare, or Medium Rare?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Adams, the term "fed up" actually comes from ________.
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Falconry.
(d) Einstein.

2. Adams and Carwardine entered the Friendship Store in the chapter Blind Panic to purchase what item?
(a) Souvenirs.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Aftershave.

3. Who was the premier expert on the endangered baiji described as a polite, kindly man about 60 years old, working at Nanjing University?
(a) Ros Aveling.
(b) Jurgen Langer.
(c) Dr. Hillman-Smith.
(d) Professor Zhou.

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) Indian Cobra / Australia.
(c) Northern Rubber Boa / Asia.
(d) Western Cottonmouth / United States.

5. Dr. Sutherland explains that the most poisonous spider is the ________, which bites about five hundred people a year.
(a) Brown Recluse.
(b) Black Widow.
(c) Tarantulas.
(d) Sydney Funnel-web.

Short Answer Questions

1. Douglas Adams expressed that when people talk of "darkest Africa," it's usually ________ they have in mind.

2. According to Richard in Rare, or Medium Rare, there are no interesting birds on Reunion because ________.

3. What is the name of the arrogant Frenchman in chapter Rare, or Medium Rare, who Adams, Carwardine and Richard detest instantly?

4. Carwardine told Adams before going to bed in the chapter, Leopard-skin Pillbox Hat, to turn his boots upside-down and shake them in the morning for what reason?

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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