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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many eggs was it thought the great auk produced in a year?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. Where was Dob's Linn located?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Northern Britain.
(d) Wales.

3. What type of frog can live in the Australian desert?
(a) Tree frogs.
(b) Spring peppers.
(c) Sandhill frog.
(d) Wood frog.

4. When was the last auk killed?
(a) 1805.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1812.

5. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?
(a) Stuffed falcons.
(b) Embalmed marmots.
(c) Green-frog figurines.
(d) Golden-frog figurines.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lyell spoke in Boston, how many people tried to get tickets?

2. From what country were Norway rats from?

3. When was the word "catastrophist" first coined?

4. When did Darwin write to Anton Dohrn, founder of a marine biological station at Castello Aragonese?

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

(see the answer key)

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