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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Biosyn spy, Levine left the country and traveled to Costa Rica. How long has Levine been gone?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) One day.

2. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?
(a) The most dramatic period of extinction ever.
(b) The slowest period of extinction ever.
(c) The dawning of a new era.
(d) The blink of an eye.

3. How long is the animal carcass that Levine studies on the Costa Rican beach?
(a) Five feet.
(b) Three feet.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Seven feet.

4. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, what does the Costa Rican government suspect the aberrant animals are the cause of?
(a) An unusual strain of encephalitis.
(b) An unusually high number of missing pets.
(c) An unusual strain of cancer.
(d) An unusually high number of missing children.

5. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?
(a) The carcasses have all been sent to Harvard for study.
(b) The carcasses have all been destroyed.
(c) The carcasses have all been dismembered.
(d) The carcasses have all been buried.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the "T' in K-T boundary stand for?

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

4. What time is it in Africa when Thorne places a phone call to the other person who will be accompanying him and Malcolm on the trip to Costa Rica?

5. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?

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