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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did evolution emerge as a concept?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. How tall were adult auks?
(a) More than 2 1/2 feet tall.
(b) 1 1/2 feet tall.
(c) About 3 feet tall.
(d) 4 feet tall.

3. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?
(a) Byrd Island.
(b) Fowl Island.
(c) Penguin Island.
(d) Funk Island.

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

5. When Lyell's work was printed in a first run, how many copies were printed?
(a) 1,600.
(b) 45,000.
(c) 9,000.
(d) 300.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long a line did Armannsson use when he fished for cod?

2. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?

3. Where did Charles Lyell grow up?

4. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?

5. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?

(see the answer key)

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