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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?
(a) Popping of the cork of a champagne bottle.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Popcorn popping.
(d) Rain falling on a tin roof.

2. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Houston.
(d) Denver.

3. When did Cuvier give the "mastodonte" its name in a paper he published?
(a) 1806.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1799.

4. When did Europeans begin making regular voyages to Newfoundland?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 18th century.

5. When Lyell spoke in Boston, how many people tried to get tickets?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 2,500.
(d) More than 4,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?

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

3. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?

4. What did golden frogs look like when they walk?

5. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

(see the answer key)

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