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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Malcolm's speech, how many species of plants and animals are currently on the planet?
(a) 70 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 30 million.
(d) 50 million.

3. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?
(a) At Harvard.
(b) At Berkeley.
(c) At Princeton.
(d) At Duke.

4. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?
(a) InGen used anmesia drugs.
(b) No one wanted to relive the past.
(c) Only Malcolm survived.
(d) They signed non-disclosure agreements.

5. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?
(a) Self-organizing.
(b) Supportive iterations.
(c) Didactic.
(d) Self-defeating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after the lecture ends?

2. Where is the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after his lecture scheduled to return to the next day?

3. After overhearing the telephone conversation in the San Jose airport, who does Levine immediately call?

4. According to Malcolm, how long do most species survive?

5. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?

(see the answer key)

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