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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?
(a) Almost 4 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) Nearly 5 feet.

2. When were the golden-frogs in Sante Fe, effectively wiped out?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

3. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?
(a) Shallow caves near creeks.
(b) River banks.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) Shallow running water.

4. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the author read an article about the five great mass extinctions that had occurred on the earth did she book a plane to Panama?

2. Where did evolution emerge as a concept?

3. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?

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

5. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?

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