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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Darwin pick up volume two of Lyell's work?
(a) Galapagos Islands.
(b) Montevideo.
(c) Chile.
(d) New Zealand.

2. When Lyell spoke in Boston, how many people tried to get tickets?
(a) 3,500.
(b) About 5,000.
(c) 2,500.
(d) More than 4,000.

3. What color was the La Loma robber frog?
(a) Reddish blue.
(b) Green and black.
(c) Brownish-orange.
(d) Orangey-red.

4. Where did Charles Lyell attend university?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Oxford.
(d) York.

5. What did Luis Alvarez decide to use to clock the clay in Gola del Bottaccione?
(a) Plutonium.
(b) Iridium.
(c) Uranium.
(d) Radiometrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?

2. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?

3. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?

4. What type of frog can live in the Australian desert?

5. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?

(see the answer key)

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