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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country were Norway rats from?
(a) China.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Norway.
(d) Japan.

2. When were undergraduate students recruited for an experiment about perception?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1939.

3. According to the Geological Society of America, how much land had people directly transformed?
(a) About 45 million square acres.
(b) About 35 million square acres.
(c) About 5 million square acres.
(d) About 27 million square miles.

4. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?
(a) 5,000 British pounds.
(b) 2,000 British pounds.
(c) 15,000 British pounds.
(d) 10,000 British pounds.

5. Where was Bardsey Island located?
(a) Britain.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Wales.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyell's work was printed in a first run, how many copies were printed?

2. What did Luis Alvarez decide to use to clock the clay in Gola del Bottaccione?

3. How many illustrations of species were in "Graptolites in British Stratigraphy"?

4. When was the best time to take a bat census?

5. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?

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