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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time of his speech in August, how old is Malcolm?
(a) 53 years old.
(b) 36 years old.
(c) 29 years old.
(d) 40 years old.

2. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?
(a) George Baselton.
(b) Ed James.
(c) Lewis Dodgson.
(d) Doc Thorne.

3. What does InGen do when the company learns of John Hammond's death?
(a) Cease and desist.
(b) File for Chapter 11.
(c) Hire a new administrator.
(d) Fire Gennaro's law firm.

4. When Malcolm explains how active our planet is, which of the planet's features does he describe as being relatively new?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Ice caps.
(c) Grasslands.
(d) Rain forests.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much is the Biosyn spy being paid to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?

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

4. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

5. What is the name of the man who first demonstrates that species become extinct?

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