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

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

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

4. 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 mainland.
(c) The Costa Rican islands.
(d) The Costa Rican soybean farm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dodgson requests a meeting with the head of Biosyn, what does Dodgson tell him?

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

3. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to help the company clean up its image?

4. According to the Biosyn spy, Levine left the country and traveled to Costa Rica. How long has Levine been gone?

5. What does Malcolm insist is just a technomyth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the type of behavior that is common to all complex systems.

3. Why can complex systems only flourish at the "Edge of Chaos"?

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

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

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

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

8. What is reductionism? Is it useful in complexity theory or not?

9. The head of Biosyn dislikes Dodgson, but likes having him around. Why?

10. Identify and describe the theory supported by the high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary.

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