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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?
(a) 6 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) About a week.
(d) Few days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did evolution emerge as a concept?

2. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?

3. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?

4. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

5. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?

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