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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 did evolution emerge as a concept?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

2. Where was the Icelandic Institute of Natural History located?
(a) Akuyeyri.
(b) Kopavogur.
(c) Reykjavik.
(d) Njarovik.

3. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Berne.

4. How many illustrations of species were in "Graptolites in British Stratigraphy"?
(a) 550.
(b) About 700.
(c) More than 650.
(d) 435.

5. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?
(a) Granite.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Shale.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hall-Spencer first take a trip to the vents near Castello Aragonese?

2. During the end-Permian extinction, how much did scientists theorize the seas warmed?

3. During a conversation at the pub in the world's narrowest hotel, what favorite subject of Zalasiewicz was discussed?

4. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?

5. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?

(see the answer key)

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