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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Alan Grant.
(c) Luis Alvarez.
(d) Richard Levine.

4. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?
(a) Dennis Nedry.
(b) George Baselton.
(c) Lewis Dodgson.
(d) Marty Guitierrez.

5. What time is it in Africa when Thorne places a phone call to the other person who will be accompanying him and Malcolm on the trip to Costa Rica?
(a) 4 am.
(b) 10 am.
(c) 9 pm.
(d) 6 pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Biosyn spy, where is Dr. Grant now working?

2. Which island off the Costa Rican coast is leased to InGen?

3. When Arby sees a strange looking memo at Levine's apartment, what does Arby realize he is looking at?

4. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?

5. What does "Dinosauria" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the other girls at school taunt Kelly?

2. Why does Levine hire Kelly and Arby to run errands for him?

3. Why, in Malcolm's opinion, is his extinction theory untestable?

4. How does Dodgson convince the head of Biosyn to allow Dodgson one more opportunity to successfully gain the dinosaur DNA he has been seeking?

5. Why does Guitierrez lament the changing ethics of scientists?

6. Describe Ian Malcolm's feelings regarding the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike.

7. When the theory of evolution was first presented, there was very little debate. Why?

8. Why does the tissue sample that Malcolm sends to his contact at the zoo for analysis cause a stir at the zoo?

9. When Thorne and the children arrive at Levine's apartment, name three items that they find.

10. According to the Biosyn spy, why is Levine teaching a class at Woodside Junior High?

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