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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was credited with having put the term "biological diversity" into general circulation?
(a) Rita Mesquita.
(b) E. O. Wilson.
(c) Cohn-Haft.
(d) Tom Lovejoy.

2. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?
(a) Monte Corona.
(b) Mengara.
(c) Gubbio.
(d) Padule.

3. How long had BR-174 been paved in Chapter 9?
(a) 12 years ago.
(b) Around 15 years ago.
(c) About 20 years ago.
(d) 17 years ago.

4. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?
(a) A small boy.
(b) A false lover.
(c) Devil.
(d) Shepherd.

5. Where was the Icelandic Institute of Natural History located?
(a) Kopavogur.
(b) Akuyeyri.
(c) Reykjavik.
(d) Njarovik.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the breeding season for auks?

2. When the oceans emptied out, how many marine species were believed to have died off?

3. In 1916, how many Japanese beetles were discovered near Riverton, New Jersey?

4. How long were auk eggs?

5. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?

(see the answer key)

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