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

2. When Kelly goes into Thorne's office to say goodbye, who does she learn will be accompanying Malcolm and Thorne on the trip to Costa Rica?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Lewis Dodgson.
(c) Beverly Ranson.
(d) Ed James.

3. When is the infamous trip to Costa Rica actually made by Malcolm and the others for InGen?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1990.

4. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?
(a) No one wanted to relive the past.
(b) They signed non-disclosure agreements.
(c) InGen used anmesia drugs.
(d) Only Malcolm survived.

5. What does "Dinosauria" mean?
(a) Ferocious lizard.
(b) Terrible creature.
(c) Ferocious creature.
(d) Terrible lizard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who first demonstrates that species become extinct?

2. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?

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

4. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. According to Victorian-era scientists, what are dinosaurs like?

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

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

6. According to Malcolm's speech, what is the average rate of extinction on the planet?

7. Why is Jack Thorne, who was once a Stanford professor, much happier away from academia?

8. As no map of the Costa Rican island exists, how is Levine conducting his reconnaissance on the island?

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

10. In the 1970s, why could no one answer questions regarding the fragility of the earth's ecosystem?

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