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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) Orangey-red.
(b) Green and black.
(c) Brownish-orange.
(d) Reddish blue.

2. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?
(a) Denver.
(b) Houston.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Washington D.C.

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

4. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?
(a) Andrews and Pierson.
(b) Smythe and Brandenburg.
(c) Roberts and Whitman.
(d) Wake and Vredenburg.

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) Few days.
(d) About a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?

2. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?

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

4. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?

5. In the late 1980s, where did an American herpetologist go and find only one single male golden toad?

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