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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and The Lost World Hypothesis.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is another name for chaos theory?
(a) Nonlinear dynamics.
(b) Extinction sciences.
(c) Linear dynamics.
(d) Nonlinear sequences.

3. What does the "T' in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Tertiary.
(b) Testing.
(c) Tyrannosaur.
(d) Triple.

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

5. What is the name of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Luis Alvarez.
(c) Richard Levine.
(d) Alan Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?

2. With what school is the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture associated?

3. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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