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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) George Cuvier.
(c) Luis Alvarez.
(d) Luis Cuvier.

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

3. According to Malcolm, animals living and dying against a very active background of our planet accounts for what percentage of extinction?
(a) 90%.
(b) 84%.
(c) 97%.
(d) 75%.

4. Levine is upset to realize that someone has been to view the carcass before he arrives. Who beats Levine there?
(a) The Public Health Department.
(b) The Costa Rican Army.
(c) The Biosyn Security Team.
(d) The InGen Cover Team.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, where have numerous other carcasses been turning up in Costa Rica?

2. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?

3. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?

4. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?

5. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?

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