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

2. How tall were adult auks?
(a) About 3 feet tall.
(b) 1 1/2 feet tall.
(c) 4 feet tall.
(d) More than 2 1/2 feet tall.

3. 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"?
(a) 21.
(b) 22.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

4. When were the golden-frogs in Sante Fe, effectively wiped out?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2004.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?

2. When did paleontologists publish a study revealing not just the major five mass extinctions, but many lesser extinction events?

3. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?

4. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?

5. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

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