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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. After Malcolm's lecture ends, who accompanies Malcolm as they walk across the open courtyard?
(a) Stanley Erickson.
(b) Alan Grant.
(c) Richard Levine.
(d) Sarah Harding.

2. After overhearing the telephone conversation in the San Jose airport, who does Levine immediately call?
(a) Ian Malcolm.
(b) Sarah Harding.
(c) Doc Thorne.
(d) George Baselton.

3. According to the Biosyn spy, where is Dr. Grant now working?
(a) At Montana State.
(b) At Duke.
(c) At Utah State.
(d) At Berkeley.

4. How long has Malcolm been denying speculation regarding the InGen story?
(a) Three years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

5. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?
(a) The desert.
(b) The jungle.
(c) The islands.
(d) The grasslands.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the story, in what year does Ian Malcolm give a speech in which he states that complex animals die out because of their behavior?

3. Before receiving the call regarding the animal carcass in Costa Rica, where is Levine working?

4. How much of Biosyn's money has Dodgson lost in his corporate espionage attempts?

5. While other species in the animal kingdom fight for food, what do humans - in Malcolm's opinion - fight for?

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

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

4. A statue of a raptor is outside the biology department at the university where Malcolm works. Why does Malcolm think the statue of the velociraptor is insulting to the raptor?

5. As Ed James sits outside Levine's apartment and eavesdrops on the conversation between Thorne, Malcolm, and the children, why is James embarrassed?

6. Describe at least three types of systems that complexity theory has studied.

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

8. What is the "Edge of Chaos"?

9. What happens in the 1970s that leads scientists to wonder if human behavior could ultimately lead to extinction?

10. What do the members of Malcolm's audience have in common?

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