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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how many species of trees did Miles Silman say were in his plots?`
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 1,000.

2. When did Captain James Cook encounter the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) 1753.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1764.
(d) 1789.

3. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?
(a) 1746.
(b) 1751.
(c) 1739.
(d) 1716.

4. When did Europeans begin making regular voyages to Newfoundland?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 17th century.

5. When did Walter Alvarez visit the Gola del Bottaccione?
(a) Early 1970s.
(b) Late 1970s.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many tree plots had Silman established to study climate change in the tropics?

4. 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"?

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

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