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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?
(a) The desert.
(b) The grasslands.
(c) The islands.
(d) The jungle.

2. According to the Biosyn spy, where is Dr. Grant now working?
(a) At Duke.
(b) At Montana State.
(c) At Utah State.
(d) At Berkeley.

3. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?
(a) Elizabeth Gelman.
(b) Ed James.
(c) George Baselton.
(d) Sarah Harding.

4. According to Malcolm's speech, what percentage of animals that have ever lived are now extinct?
(a) 54.8%.
(b) 99.9%.
(c) 97.6%.
(d) 87.3%.

5. According to Malcolm, how long do most mammals survive?
(a) Seven million years.
(b) One million years.
(c) Four million years.
(d) Ten million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the second helicopter arrives on the Costa Rican beach, what do the second helicopter's occupants do to the carcass?

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

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

4. What does Malcolm consider the last 50,000 years to be in geological terms?

5. What is another name for chaos theory?

(see the answer key)

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