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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?
(a) The islands.
(b) The jungle.
(c) The desert.
(d) The grasslands.

3. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to help the company clean up its image?
(a) Dennis Nedry.
(b) Marty Guitierrez.
(c) Lewis Dodgson.
(d) George Baselton.

4. What is the name of the man who first demonstrates that species become extinct?
(a) George Cuvier.
(b) Ian Malcolm.
(c) Luis Alvarez.
(d) Charles Darwin.

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?
(a) An unusually high number of missing children.
(b) An unusual strain of cancer.
(c) An unusually high number of missing pets.
(d) An unusual strain of encephalitis.

6. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?
(a) Five years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

7. When Malcolm explains how active our planet is, which of the planet's features does he describe as being relatively new?
(a) Grasslands.
(b) Rain forests.
(c) Ice caps.
(d) Deserts.

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

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

10. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?
(a) Self-defeating.
(b) Didactic.
(c) Self-organizing.
(d) Supportive iterations.

11. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?
(a) Alan Grant.
(b) Sarah Harding.
(c) Stanley Erickson.
(d) Richard Levine.

12. At the time of his speech in August, how old is Malcolm?
(a) 40 years old.
(b) 53 years old.
(c) 29 years old.
(d) 36 years old.

13. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?
(a) They signed non-disclosure agreements.
(b) Only Malcolm survived.
(c) No one wanted to relive the past.
(d) InGen used anmesia drugs.

14. After overhearing the telephone conversation in the San Jose airport, who does Levine immediately call?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Doc Thorne.
(c) George Baselton.
(d) Ian Malcolm.

15. When Malcolm learns of the photographer's deeds, what is he relieved that he hasn't highlighted on his wall map yet?
(a) The Costa Rican mainland.
(b) Rojas.
(c) The Costa Rican islands.
(d) The Costa Rican soybean farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Malcolm's speech, how many species of plants and animals have existed on the planet since life began?

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

3. What does the "K" in K-T boundary stand for?

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

5. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?

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