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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I-II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was the La Loma robber frog?
(a) Brownish-orange.
(b) Orangey-red.
(c) Reddish blue.
(d) Green and black.

2. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?
(a) Just over 7,000.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 4,500.
(d) About 5,000.

3. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?
(a) 1746.
(b) 1751.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1716.

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

5. When did students begin returning from trips to Sierra Nevada empty-handed?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

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

3. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?

4. How many species of gastric-brooding frogs went extinct recently?

5. Where did evolution emerge as a concept?

(see the answer key)

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