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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 does the "T' in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Tyrannosaur.
(b) Tertiary.
(c) Triple.
(d) Testing.

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

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

4. Where are high levels of iridium typically found?
(a) Meteors.
(b) Soil.
(c) Moon rock.
(d) Desert.

5. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) Behavioral Theories in the Cretaceous Period.
(b) Extinction and Life.
(c) The Complexity of Life.
(d) Life at the Edge of Chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?

2. In what year is extinction first demonstrated?

3. What have the windows and walls of the research trailer been reinforced with?

4. Dodgson tells the head of Biosyn that there could be a lucrative market in selling dinosaurs. To whom does Dodgson suggest selling them?

5. Why can no one present discuss the events that transpired on InGen's Costa Rican island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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