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

2. Where was Walter Alvarez's father a physicist?
(a) Brown.
(b) University of California-Berkeley.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

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

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

5. How many auk beaks were found in an ancient grave in Canada?
(a) 300.
(b) About 50.
(c) More than 100.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What size was a skeleton discovered west of Buenos Aires?

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

4. Where was the first clue discovered as to what was killing off frogs around the world?

5. How old was Charles Darwin when he was invited to serve as a sort of gentleman's companion to the captain of the HMS "Beagle"?

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