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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 Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?
(a) It may be preventable for humans.
(b) It foreshadows human destruction.
(c) It allowed humans to flourish.
(d) It is unexplored territory.

2. Levine is interested in the islands off the Costa Rican coast. Which island houses a Club Med resort?
(a) Isla Rica.
(b) Isla Sorna.
(c) Isla Talamanca.
(d) Isla Nublar.

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

4. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?
(a) Marty Guitierrez.
(b) Lewis Dodgson.
(c) Dennis Nedry.
(d) George Baselton.

5. What does the "K" in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Curier.
(b) Kelvin.
(c) Cretaceous.
(d) Complex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Malcolm, how long do most species survive?

3. In the 1840s, who calls the giant fossils that he finds "Dinosauria"?

4. When Arby sees a strange looking memo at Levine's apartment, what does Arby realize he is looking at?

5. Levine is upset to realize that someone has been to view the carcass before he arrives. Who beats Levine there?

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