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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 55 - 112, "Canada Geese" to "Penguins of Madagascar").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the original makers of the first teddy bear, according to Green?
(a) Morris and Rose Mitchom.
(b) The Wright Brothers.
(c) Chris and Angstron Harlow.
(d) Henderson Toy company.

2. How many stars does Green give the teddy bear?
(a) Two and a half.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. Whose name is the phrase "Teddy Bear" derived from?
(a) Teddy Kennedy.
(b) Teddy Ruckspin.
(c) Teddy Clark.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

4. Why did Northern Europeans often try not to say the word for "bear"?
(a) They did not have a word for bear.
(b) They feared saying the name would summon a bear.
(c) Bears were too sacred in their cultures to say their name.
(d) They had been told if they said the name, their parents would punish them.

5. What did Green once tell a girlfriend in college was his biggest fear?
(a) Illness.
(b) Death.
(c) Failure.
(d) Abandonment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?

2. When does the story of Diet Dr. Pepper begin, according to Green?

3. What did Todd once tell Green about his thoughts on rivers when they sat near one once as teenagers in the review on Academic Decathlon?

4. What rating does Green give human temporal range?

5. What book and movie popularized but also led to misconceptions about velociraptors?

(see the answer key)

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