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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 500.

4. When did Cuvier give the "mastodonte" its name in a paper he published?
(a) 1796.
(b) 1806.
(c) 1801.
(d) 1799.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did students begin returning from trips to Sierra Nevada empty-handed?

2. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?

3. What color was the La Loma robber frog?

4. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

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

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