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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Alvarezes published their hypothesis, how many sites did they know of where the iridium layer was exposed?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. On the Great Barrier Reef, how large were the sea cucumbers?
(a) Size of a children's table.
(b) Size of bolster cushions.
(c) Size of cucumbers.
(d) Size of a swim tube.

3. How old was Charles Darwin when he was invited to serve as a sort of gentleman's companion to the captain of the HMS "Beagle"?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

4. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?
(a) 26.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

5. When was the Alvarezes' paper "Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction" published?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Jambato toad found in backyard gardens?

2. What cyclone added a ridge on One Tree Island in March 2009?

3. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

4. Where did the HMS "Beagle" make its first stop?

5. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?

(see the answer key)

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