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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) The Life Sciences Institute.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) The Santa Fe Institute.

5. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?
(a) Sunshine in the summer.
(b) A dog finding a bone.
(c) Thunder following lightning.
(d) A car running out of gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?

2. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?

3. What have the windows and walls of the research trailer been reinforced with?

4. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?

5. Where does the person who interrupted Malcolm's lecture with his theory think the object of his theory might be located?

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