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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. 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 large toy company did the original makers of the teddy bear eventually found and run?
(a) Ideal Toys.
(b) FAO Schwartz.
(c) Ravensburger Toys.
(d) Hasbro.

3. Which poet does Green excerpt a poem from in his review on sunsets?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) E.E. Cummings.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

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

5. What did a college girlfriend of Green's once tell him her biggest fear was?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Failure.
(c) Death.
(d) Geese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?

2. When were the Lascaux Cave Paintings first discovered?

3. What was the name of Green's dog who he writes about in his review of sunsets?

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

5. Where did Green often visit during his childhood?

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