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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) Extinction and Life.
(b) Behavioral Theories in the Cretaceous Period.
(c) The Complexity of Life.
(d) Life at the Edge of Chaos.

2. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?
(a) The dawning of a new era.
(b) The most dramatic period of extinction ever.
(c) The slowest period of extinction ever.
(d) The blink of an eye.

3. Of the majority of animals that are now extinct, what percentage of those animals are accounted for due to mass killings?
(a) 15%.
(b) 52%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 5%.

4. According to the story, in what year does Ian Malcolm give a speech in which he states that complex animals die out because of their behavior?
(a) 1993.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1987.

5. What is Malcolm known for amongst his peers?
(a) His anger.
(b) His pessimism.
(c) His optimism.
(d) His creative style.

Short Answer Questions

1. Levine is interested in the islands off the Costa Rican coast. Which island houses a Club Med resort?

2. What does Levine have a reputation for being?

3. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?

4. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?

5. Malcolm dresses entirely in one color. What color is it?

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