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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. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?
(a) Astrophysicist.
(b) Mathematician.
(c) Scientologist.
(d) Paleobiologist.

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

3. According to Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?
(a) It may be preventable for humans.
(b) It is unexplored territory.
(c) It foreshadows human destruction.
(d) It allowed humans to flourish.

4. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?
(a) At Berkeley.
(b) At Princeton.
(c) At Harvard.
(d) At Duke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?

2. Where is the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after his lecture scheduled to return to the next day?

3. According to Malcolm, how long do most species survive?

4. What is another name for chaos theory?

5. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?

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