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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?
(a) 26.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

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

3. When the Alvarezes published their hypothesis, how many sites did they know of where the iridium layer was exposed?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. Where was the Jambato toad found in backyard gardens?
(a) Chile.
(b) Peru.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Ecuador.

5. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2012.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?

3. What color was the La Loma robber frog?

4. When was the Alvarezes' paper "Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction" published?

5. How many eggs was it thought the great auk produced in a year?

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