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

2. Which island off the Costa Rican coast is leased to InGen?
(a) Isla Talamanca.
(b) Isla Sorna.
(c) Isla Nublar.
(d) Isla Rica.

3. Malcolm dresses entirely in one color. What color is it?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

4. According to the Introduction, extinction is considered as unremarkable as what?
(a) A car running out of gas.
(b) Thunder following lightning.
(c) Sunshine in the summer.
(d) A dog finding a bone.

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) 6 pm.
(b) 10 am.
(c) 4 am.
(d) 9 pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?

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

3. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?

4. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?

5. According to Malcolm's speech, what percentage of animals that have ever lived are now extinct?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Kelly thrilled to learn that Thorne will call Sarah Harding if he can't reach Levine on the sat phone?

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

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

7. How does Malcolm handle the newscasts that report Malcolm's death in Costa Rica?

8. According to Malcolm's speech, what is life marked by?

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

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

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