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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?
(a) Tree holes.
(b) Marshy areas.
(c) Hollow logs.
(d) Hedges.

2. According to Pascal Tassy, how many proboscidean species had been identified?
(a) 170.
(b) 180.
(c) 165.
(d) 185.

3. How many trees did the author believe were growing on One Tree?
(a) 250.
(b) 500.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

4. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 350.
(d) 450.

5. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?
(a) Roberts and Whitman.
(b) Wake and Vredenburg.
(c) Smythe and Brandenburg.
(d) Andrews and Pierson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Alvarezes' paper "Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction" published?

2. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?

3. How many species found in the vent-free zone near Castello Aragonese, disappeared in the pH 7.8 zone?

4. How tall did the Arctic willow grow on Ellesmere?

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

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