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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the paleontologists from who published a study revealing not only the major five mass extinctions, but many lesser events?
(a) University of Colorado.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) University of Montana.

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

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

4. When did Crutzen publish "Geology of Mankind"?
(a) 2004.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

5. How long a line did Armannsson use when he fished for cod?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 1,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?

2. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?

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

4. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

5. When did Europeans begin making regular voyages to Newfoundland?

(see the answer key)

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