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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does James learn that Site B is?
(a) On Isla Nublar.
(b) On Isla Talamanca.
(c) On Rojas.
(d) On Isla Sorna.

5. What does Malcolm insist is just a technomyth?
(a) Conspiracies.
(b) Costa Rican aberrant animals.
(c) InGen's dinosaurs.
(d) Biosyn's espionage.

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

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

8. Levine is upset to realize that someone has been to view the carcass before he arrives. Who beats Levine there?
(a) The Costa Rican Army.
(b) The Biosyn Security Team.
(c) The InGen Cover Team.
(d) The Public Health Department.

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

10. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) The Life Sciences Institute.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) The Santa Fe Institute.

11. 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 soybean farm.
(b) The Costa Rican islands.
(c) The Costa Rican mainland.
(d) Rojas.

12. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?
(a) Lewis Dodgson.
(b) Dennis Nedry.
(c) Marty Guitierrez.
(d) George Baselton.

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

14. What invention makes complexity theory possible?
(a) The internet.
(b) Text messaging.
(c) Computers.
(d) Video recorders.

15. According to Malcolm, how long do most mammals survive?
(a) One million years.
(b) Four million years.
(c) Ten million years.
(d) Seven million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?

2. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

3. How long is the animal carcass that Levine studies on the Costa Rican beach?

4. Malcolm dresses entirely in one color. What color is it?

5. What is Malcolm known for amongst his peers?

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