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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two behaviors are of particular interest to the study of evolution?
(a) Adaptation and balance.
(b) Balance and structure.
(c) Extinction and adaptation.
(d) Adaptation and structure.

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

3. According to Malcolm, how long do most species survive?
(a) Four billion years.
(b) Four hundred years.
(c) Four thousand years.
(d) Four million years.

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

5. Who does Levine eavesdrop on while waiting for his plan in the San Jose airport?
(a) The helicopter pilot.
(b) The military attache.
(c) The InGen spy.
(d) The Biosyn executive.

6. According to the person who first notified Levine of the carcass, where have numerous other carcasses been turning up in Costa Rica?
(a) Near a small village.
(b) Near the town dump.
(c) Near a soybean farm.
(d) Near a mining facility.

7. How much of Biosyn's money has Dodgson lost in his corporate espionage attempts?
(a) $1.75 million.
(b) $2.5 million.
(c) $3.75 million.
(d) $1.25 million.

8. Dodgson tells the head of Biosyn that there could be a lucrative market in selling dinosaurs. To whom does Dodgson suggest selling them?
(a) Universities.
(b) Enthusiasts.
(c) Zoos.
(d) Hunters.

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

10. Who is the head of Biosyn?
(a) Jeff Rossiter.
(b) Edward Carr.
(c) Ed James.
(d) George Baselton.

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

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

13. Where is the helicopter flying in order for Levine to view the carcass?
(a) Ricas.
(b) Rojas.
(c) Isla Nublar.
(d) Panama.

14. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?
(a) The existence of the Lost World.
(b) The existence of cavemen.
(c) The existence of Jurassic Park.
(d) The existence of iridium stores.

15. Which island off the Costa Rican coast is leased to a German mining company?
(a) Isla Nublar.
(b) Isla Rica.
(c) Isla Sorna.
(d) Isla Talamanca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for chaos theory?

2. Levine is upset to realize that someone has been to view the carcass before he arrives. Who beats Levine there?

3. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?

4. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?

5. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?

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