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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be found in Laredo that is of particular interest to the expedition party?
(a) A famous scientist and his laboratory.
(b) A famous restaurant known for its flapjacks.
(c) A famous beach filled with starfishes and sea turtles.
(d) A famous church and its associated mission.

2. What are the two types of biologists, as discussed by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts?
(a) Those who teach in the university and those who work for corporations.
(b) Those who study dead, preserved animals and those who study life in all its complexity.
(c) Those who work at night and those who work during the day.
(d) Those who have their own laboratory and those who rent a space for their laboratory works.

3. On March 18, where does the expedition party end up going when a wind rises before they were able to anchor?
(a) Magdalena Bay.
(b) Marina Bay.
(c) Pescadero Point.
(d) San Diego Bay.

4. What observation do Steinbeck and Ricketts have regarding the marine life in Coronado Island and Monterey Bay?
(a) That many species from the two places appear to be similar.
(b) That many species have blue and black dominant colors.
(c) That most species swim in twos.
(d) That most species have a red spot on their tails.

5. What does Steinbeck think about the various descriptions they have read of Cabo San Lucas?
(a) Descriptions were very creative, as there was really nothing much to say about Cabo San Lucas.
(b) Descriptions were exaggerating and that the place is overrated.
(c) No two descriptions of Cabo San Lucas are alike.
(d) Descriptions of Cabo San Lucas did not capture the abundance of marine life in the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Steinbeck lament about that is in connection with persistence of beliefs and actual happenings?

2. What type of biologist is preferred by John Steinbeck?

3. What difficulty does the expedition party encounter when they were collecting specimen in Cabo San Lucas?

4. What does Steinbeck say about the authors of the descriptions written about Cabo San Lucas?

5. What happens to the porpoises, as observed by Steinbeck and Ricketts?

(see the answer key)

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