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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 Luis Alvarez decide to use to clock the clay in Gola del Bottaccione?
(a) Radiometrics.
(b) Iridium.
(c) Plutonium.
(d) Uranium.

2. According to Pascal Tassy, how many proboscidean species had been identified?
(a) 165.
(b) 180.
(c) 185.
(d) 170.

3. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Panama.
(d) Brazil.

4. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?
(a) 10,000 British pounds.
(b) 15,000 British pounds.
(c) 2,000 British pounds.
(d) 5,000 British pounds.

5. How many eggs was it thought the great auk produced in a year?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?

2. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

3. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?

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

5. Where did Charles Lyell attend university?

(see the answer key)

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