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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the tenth edition of Car Linnaeus' "Systema Naturae" published?
(a) 1758.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1736.
(d) 1794.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Jambato toad found in backyard gardens?

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

3. When did Cuvier give the "mastodonte" its name in a paper he published?

4. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?

5. Where was the first clue discovered as to what was killing off frogs around the world?

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