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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the story, in what year does Ian Malcolm give a speech in which he states that complex animals die out because of their behavior?
(a) 1987.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1993.

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

3. According to Malcolm's interpretation, what is located on the island that Levine believes houses Site B?
(a) A river.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A swamp.
(d) A dam.

4. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?
(a) Awareness.
(b) Sentience.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Desire.

5. What is the name of Thorne's foreman?
(a) Ed Dodgson.
(b) Charles Ramsey.
(c) Eddie James.
(d) Eddie Carr.

6. When Arby sees a strange looking memo at Levine's apartment, what does Arby realize he is looking at?
(a) Recovered data.
(b) Bribes to Costa Rican officials.
(c) Biosyn's blueprints.
(d) InGen's security system.

7. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?
(a) Astrophysicist.
(b) Paleobiologist.
(c) Scientologist.
(d) Mathematician.

8. How much is the Biosyn spy being paid to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?
(a) $500 per day.
(b) $1,500 per week.
(c) $500 per week.
(d) $1,500 per day.

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

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

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

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

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

14. When the second helicopter arrives on the Costa Rican beach, what do the second helicopter's occupants do to the carcass?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Dismember it.
(c) Photograph it.
(d) Study it.

15. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?
(a) Ed James.
(b) George Baselton.
(c) Elizabeth Gelman.
(d) Sarah Harding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Biosyn's money has Dodgson lost in his corporate espionage attempts?

2. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?

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

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

5. Who does Levine eavesdrop on while waiting for his plan in the San Jose airport?

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