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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 54, "You'll Never Walk Alone" to "Velociraptors").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?
(a) Land-based ones.
(b) Blue ones.
(c) Complex ones.
(d) Water-based ones.

2. What did the author of The Great Gatsby think of some of its earliest reviews?
(a) The reviewers completely misunderstood the book.
(b) The reviews were too short.
(c) The reviews were accurate.
(d) They were very poignant.

3. What publication did Green write some of his earliest reviews for?
(a) The Bookster.
(b) Napster.
(c) Booklist.
(d) Publisher's Weekly.

4. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?
(a) Ferenc Molnar.
(b) Rodger Hammerstein.
(c) Vlolak Djokovic.
(d) Ted Henry.

5. What items did Green find particularly comforting to look over when he was being bullied at school as a child?
(a) Stamps.
(b) Suncatchers.
(c) Bird houses.
(d) Scratch 'n' Sniff stickers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Tyrannosaurus rex first named?

2. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?

3. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?

4. What original form did this book, The Anthropocene Reviewed, take?

5. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?

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