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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?
(a) Physical changes.
(b) Environmental changes.
(c) Lack of food.
(d) Behavior.

2. What is Malcolm known for amongst his peers?
(a) His optimism.
(b) His creative style.
(c) His anger.
(d) His pessimism.

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

4. Before receiving the call regarding the animal carcass in Costa Rica, where is Levine working?
(a) In the Saharan Desert.
(b) In Cairo.
(c) In Nairobi.
(d) In the Gobi Desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Kelly goes into Thorne's office to say goodbye, who does she learn will be accompanying Malcolm and Thorne on the trip to Costa Rica?

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

4. What is the profession of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?

5. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?

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