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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does the person who interrupted Malcolm's lecture with his theory think the object of his theory might be located?
(a) In Africa.
(b) In Costa Rica.
(c) In Egypt.
(d) In Brazil.

3. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?
(a) Marty Guitierrez.
(b) George Baselton.
(c) Dennis Nedry.
(d) Lewis Dodgson.

4. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) The Complexity of Life.
(b) Behavioral Theories in the Cretaceous Period.
(c) Life at the Edge of Chaos.
(d) Extinction and Life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man from Biosyn who is searching for the strange animals?

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

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

4. When are the high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary discovered?

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

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