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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 name of the man hired by Biosyn to help the company clean up its image?
(a) George Baselton.
(b) Marty Guitierrez.
(c) Dennis Nedry.
(d) Lewis Dodgson.

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

3. 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) 2003.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1993.

4. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?
(a) Self-organizing.
(b) Didactic.
(c) Self-defeating.
(d) Supportive iterations.

5. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?
(a) The existence of iridium stores.
(b) The existence of cavemen.
(c) The existence of Jurassic Park.
(d) The existence of the Lost World.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?

2. What does InGen do when the company learns of John Hammond's death?

3. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?

4. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?

5. What is the name of the man who discovers high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary?

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