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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?
(a) The existence of the Lost World.
(b) The existence of cavemen.
(c) The existence of iridium stores.
(d) The existence of Jurassic Park.

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

3. What two behaviors are of particular interest to the study of evolution?
(a) Balance and structure.
(b) Extinction and adaptation.
(c) Adaptation and structure.
(d) Adaptation and balance.

4. With what school is the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture associated?
(a) Duke.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Stanford.
(d) Harvard.

5. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?
(a) Moon rock.
(b) Meteors.
(c) Soil.
(d) Desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Malcolm, what are complex animals able to insulate themselves against?

2. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?

3. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?

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

5. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to help the company clean up its image?

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