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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?
(a) Almost 4 feet.
(b) Nearly 5 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

2. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

3. When the oceans emptied out, how many marine species were believed to have died off?
(a) 65 percent.
(b) 45 percent.
(c) 35 percent.
(d) 85 percent.

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

5. How many tree plots had Silman established to study climate change in the tropics?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

2. Where did Silman teach?

3. How old was Charles Darwin when he was invited to serve as a sort of gentleman's companion to the captain of the HMS "Beagle"?

4. How many different species might be involved in building a coral reef?

5. In 1835, where did Darwin view a coral reef?

(see the answer key)

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