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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 Thorne's foreman?
(a) Ed Dodgson.
(b) Eddie James.
(c) Charles Ramsey.
(d) Eddie Carr.

2. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?
(a) At Berkeley.
(b) At Duke.
(c) At Princeton.
(d) At Harvard.

3. What have the windows and walls of the research trailer been reinforced with?
(a) The same material used to build supersonic jet fighters.
(b) The same material used on the space shuttle.
(c) The same material used on bullet trains.
(d) The same material used to shield submarines.

4. According to Malcolm, animals living and dying against a very active background of our planet accounts for what percentage of extinction?
(a) 90%.
(b) 97%.
(c) 84%.
(d) 75%.

5. How much is the Biosyn spy being paid to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?
(a) $500 per week.
(b) $500 per day.
(c) $1,500 per week.
(d) $1,500 per day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the 1840s, who calls the giant fossils that he finds "Dinosauria"?

3. According to Malcolm, how long do most mammals survive?

4. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?

5. When Kelly goes into Thorne's office to say goodbye, who does she learn will be accompanying Malcolm and Thorne on the trip to Costa Rica?

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