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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Malcolm's speech, what percentage of animals that have ever lived are now extinct?
(a) 87.3%.
(b) 99.9%.
(c) 54.8%.
(d) 97.6%.

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

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

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

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?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1993.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?

3. Where is the helicopter flying in order for Levine to view the carcass?

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

5. What is the name of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?

(see the answer key)

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