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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berne.
(d) London.

2. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?
(a) 103.
(b) About 1,000.
(c) More than 1,400.
(d) 580.

3. In Chapter 8, how long had it taken Silman and the author to travel 50 miles?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) All day.
(c) About a half a day.
(d) 2 hours.

4. When did a volcanic eruption force the entire population of Ischia to take refuge on Castello Aragonese?
(a) 1302.
(b) 1460.
(c) 1312.
(d) 1411.

5. How close to Australia was One Tree Island?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tree plots had Silman established to study climate change in the tropics?

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

3. What was Zalasiewicz's speciality?

4. How many species new to science had Silman and his students found?

5. During a conversation at the pub in the world's narrowest hotel, what favorite subject of Zalasiewicz was discussed?

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