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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 was the first clue discovered as to what was killing off frogs around the world?
(a) San Diego Zoo.
(b) National Zoo in Washington D.C.
(c) Scientific expedition to Chile.
(d) Scientific expedition to Brazil.

2. What did golden frogs look like when they walk?
(a) Drunks attempting to walk a straight line.
(b) Children crawling.
(c) Children hopping.
(d) Snakes slithering.

3. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?
(a) 2,000 British pounds.
(b) 5,000 British pounds.
(c) 15,000 British pounds.
(d) 10,000 British pounds.

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

5. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?
(a) Berne.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the breeding season for auks?

2. When was the last auk killed?

3. How many species of gastric-brooding frogs went extinct recently?

4. Where was the Icelandic Institute of Natural History located?

5. How tall were adult auks?

(see the answer key)

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