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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 Malcolm known for amongst his peers?
(a) His creative style.
(b) His anger.
(c) His optimism.
(d) His pessimism.

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

3. What is the profession of the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after the lecture ends?
(a) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Palentology.

4. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?
(a) Richard Levine.
(b) Stanley Erickson.
(c) Sarah Harding.
(d) Alan Grant.

5. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of the majority of animals that are now extinct, what percentage of those animals are accounted for due to mass killings?

3. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?

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

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

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