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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When are the high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary discovered?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1980.

2. While stopped at the muddy stream bank, about six lizard-size animals the size of a chicken surround the trailer. What kind of animals are these?
(a) Stegosaurs.
(b) Compys.
(c) Apatosaurs.
(d) Raptors.

3. Where does the person who interrupted Malcolm's lecture with his theory think the object of his theory might be located?
(a) In Costa Rica.
(b) In Brazil.
(c) In Egypt.
(d) In Africa.

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

5. According to Malcolm's speech, how many species of plants and animals are currently on the planet?
(a) 50 million.
(b) 10 million.
(c) 70 million.
(d) 30 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?

3. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?

4. According to Dodgson, how many hours do they have to collect the dinosaur eggs?

5. What is another name for chaos theory?

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