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

2. What does the "K" in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Curier.
(b) Kelvin.
(c) Complex.
(d) Cretaceous.

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

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

5. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?
(a) The dawning of a new era.
(b) The most dramatic period of extinction ever.
(c) The blink of an eye.
(d) The slowest period of extinction ever.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Malcolm explains how active our planet is, which of the planet's features does he describe as being relatively new?

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

3. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?

4. According to Malcolm's speech, what percentage of animals that have ever lived are now extinct?

5. 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?

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