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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When was the breeding season for auks?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) April and May.
(d) May and June.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Charles Lyell attend university?

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

3. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?

4. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?

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

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