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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long were auk eggs?
(a) About 5 inches.
(b) 4 inches.
(c) About 3 inches.
(d) 6 inches.

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

4. From what university were psychologist who recruited undergraduate students for an experiment about perception?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) Brown.

5. Where was Castello Aragonese located?
(a) 18 miles east of Naples.
(b) 5 miles west of Sorrento.
(c) 8 miles west of Sorrento.
(d) 18 miles west of Naples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Jambato toad found in backyard gardens?

2. What did Michael Soule suggest as a name for the era humans lived at the time the author wrote the book?

3. When did Walter Alvarez visit the Gola del Bottaccione?

4. When Lyell's work was printed in a first run, how many copies were printed?

5. Where did Darwin pick up volume two of Lyell's work?

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