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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Third Configuration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man who first demonstrates that species become extinct?
(a) Luis Alvarez.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Ian Malcolm.
(d) George Cuvier.

2. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Richard Levine.
(c) Stanley Erickson.
(d) Alan Grant.

3. What does the "K" in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Curier.
(b) Complex.
(c) Cretaceous.
(d) Kelvin.

4. According to Malcolm's speech, what percentage of animals that have ever lived are now extinct?
(a) 97.6%.
(b) 99.9%.
(c) 54.8%.
(d) 87.3%.

5. According to Malcolm's speech, how many species of plants and animals have existed on the planet since life began?
(a) 30 billion.
(b) 70 billion.
(c) 50 billion.
(d) 10 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?

2. What is the name of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?

3. After overhearing the telephone conversation in the San Jose airport, who does Levine immediately call?

4. Where does the person who interrupted Malcolm's lecture with his theory think the object of his theory might be located?

5. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?

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