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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After fleeing from the compys, where does Dodgson find shelter?
(a) In a concrete shed.
(b) At the compound.
(c) In the trailer.
(d) In the high hide.

3. Ten minutes into the men's journey, Thorne, Carr, and Malcolm come across a stream with muddy banks. What do they find in the mud?
(a) Diego's legs.
(b) Part of Levine's backpack.
(c) A triceratops' print.
(d) Levine's notes.

4. According to Malcolm, what are complex animals able to insulate themselves against?
(a) Catastrophic changes.
(b) Environmental changes.
(c) Miniscule changes.
(d) Behavioral changes.

5. When the three men come upon the abandoned complex, what does Malcolm realize he is looking at?
(a) A university.
(b) A manufacturing facility.
(c) A veterinary hospital.
(d) An amusement park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the head of Biosyn?

2. On the dock trying to find a boat to take her to the island, what catches Sarah Harding's attention?

3. What type of dinosaur eggs does Dodgson and his team first steal?

4. According to Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?

5. What is Malcolm known for amongst his peers?

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