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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does InGen do when the company learns of John Hammond's death?
(a) Cease and desist.
(b) Fire Gennaro's law firm.
(c) Hire a new administrator.
(d) File for Chapter 11.

3. What is another name for chaos theory?
(a) Linear dynamics.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Extinction sciences.
(d) Nonlinear sequences.

4. Where is the person walking with Malcolm across the open courtyard after his lecture scheduled to return to the next day?
(a) Houston.
(b) Beirut.
(c) London.
(d) Nairobi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of his speech in August, how old is Malcolm?

2. According to the Biosyn spy, where is Dr. Grant now working?

3. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?

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

5. With what school is the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture associated?

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