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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sifting through the Embers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Don Merton phoned Carwardine to tell him that a newly made kakapo nest had been found on ________.
(a) Zaire.
(b) China.
(c) Little Barrier Island.
(d) Stewart Island.

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

3. Douglas Adams expressed that when people talk of "darkest Africa," it's usually ________ they have in mind.
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Republic of the Congo.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Zaire.

4. The Chapter Rare, or Medium Rare states that in the Indian Ocean on an island called Mauritius there was a very rare bird, perhaps the rarest of all ________, called the Mauritius Kestrel.
(a) Hawks.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Falcons.
(d) Sparrows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The evolutionary change that passed Madagascar by was the arrival of the ________.

2. Adams states in chapter Blind Panic that everyone in China rides ________.

3. All of the following animals are mentioned in the book, Last Chance to See, except for which of the following?

4. In what town did Adams and Carwardine discover that even when making internal flights in Zaire, you still had to go through the full rigmarole of immigration and customs controls all over again?

5. Adams discovers that condoms are referred to as a ________ in China.

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