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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where was Luis Alvarez able to obtain rock samples?
(a) Africa.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Siberia.

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

3. When was the word "catastrophist" first coined?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1811.

4. When Acropora millepora spawned, how many sperm were in each egg-sperm bundle?
(a) 75.
(b) 150.
(c) 1,000s.
(d) 100s.

5. In 1984, where were grains of shocked quartz found in a layer of clay?
(a) Eastern Montana.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Western Utah.
(d) Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?

2. What was the second-largest coral reef located?

3. When did Hall-Spencer first take a trip to the vents near Castello Aragonese?

4. In a cave in Vermont, how many bat corpses piled up on the ground after they were affected by "Geomyces destructans"?

5. When were the first bats found that appeared to have been dipped in talcum powder?

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