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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?
(a) Soil.
(b) Meteors.
(c) Desert.
(d) Moon rock.

3. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?
(a) Dennis Nedry.
(b) Marty Guitierrez.
(c) George Baselton.
(d) Lewis Dodgson.

4. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?
(a) George Baselton.
(b) Marty Guitierrez.
(c) Dennis Nedry.
(d) Lewis Dodgson.

5. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?
(a) Sentience.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Desire.
(d) Awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Malcolm insist is just a technomyth?

2. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

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

4. Who does Levine eavesdrop on while waiting for his plan in the San Jose airport?

5. Of the majority of animals that are now extinct, what percentage of those animals are accounted for due to mass killings?

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