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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much is the Biosyn spy being paid to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?
2. According to Malcolm, why are humans so interested in the decline of the dinosaur?
3. What is the name of the man hired by Biosyn to spy on the people who had been involved with the InGen project?
4. What is the name of the American biologist who flies Levine to see the animal carcass?
5. According to the Biosyn spy, Levine left the country and traveled to Costa Rica. How long has Levine been gone?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Victorian-era scientists, what are dinosaurs like?
2. According to Malcolm's speech, what is the average rate of extinction on the planet?
3. What is reductionism? Is it useful in complexity theory or not?
4. Describe at least three types of systems that complexity theory has studied.
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. What is the "Edge of Chaos"?
7. Describe Ian Malcolm's feelings regarding the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike.
8. Why does Guitierrez lament the changing ethics of scientists?
9. 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?
10. What two events occur in the 1970s that cause scientists to focus their attention on extinction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book is entitled, "The Lost World". Why does the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the creatures used in the novel, the events that unfold on the island, and the choice of Ian Malcolm as one of the main characters?
Essay Topic 2
Identify four of the members of the group invited by Levine to be part of his island expedition. Then, compare and contrast the backgrounds, experiences, and opinions of the four group members you identified. Is each member of the group necessary in order for Levine's expedition to succeed? Why or why not? Is any member of the group expendable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
There are many people who travel to Isla Sorna who do not leave Isla Sorna. Identify at least three people killed on the island. Compare and contrast each of these deaths being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the island's survivors?
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