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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?
(a) At Harvard.
(b) At Duke.
(c) At Berkeley.
(d) At Princeton.

2. What is the name of the man who discovers high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary?
(a) Luis Cuvier.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Luis Alvarez.
(d) George Cuvier.

3. According to Malcolm's interpretation, what is located on the island that Levine believes houses Site B?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A swamp.
(c) A river.
(d) A dam.

4. What have the windows and walls of the research trailer been reinforced with?
(a) The same material used to build supersonic jet fighters.
(b) The same material used on the space shuttle.
(c) The same material used to shield submarines.
(d) The same material used on bullet trains.

5. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, where have numerous other carcasses been turning up in Costa Rica?
(a) Near the town dump.
(b) Near a soybean farm.
(c) Near a small village.
(d) Near a mining facility.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?

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

5. 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?

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