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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

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

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

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) 1997.
(b) 1993.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1987.

5. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?
(a) Luis Cuvier.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) George Cuvier.
(d) Luis Alvarez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "T' in K-T boundary stand for?

2. How long is the animal carcass that Levine studies on the Costa Rican beach?

3. While other species in the animal kingdom fight for food, what do humans - in Malcolm's opinion - fight for?

4. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, what does the Costa Rican government suspect the aberrant animals are the cause of?

5. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?

(see the answer key)

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