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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were auk eggs?
(a) 6 inches.
(b) 4 inches.
(c) About 5 inches.
(d) About 3 inches.

2. When did students begin returning from trips to Sierra Nevada empty-handed?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990s.

3. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?
(a) 1751.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1746.
(d) 1716.

4. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?
(a) Toad skeleton.
(b) Star.
(c) Skull and crossbones.
(d) Dragon.

5. How many auk beaks were found in an ancient grave in Canada?
(a) About 50.
(b) 150.
(c) More than 100.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Alvarez get a job at Berkeley?

2. Where was the first clue discovered as to what was killing off frogs around the world?

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

4. How many species of gastric-brooding frogs went extinct recently?

5. In 1984, where were grains of shocked quartz found in a layer of clay?

(see the answer key)

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