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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 21.

3. When were the first bats found that appeared to have been dipped in talcum powder?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2007.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2006.

4. How tall did the Arctic willow grow on Ellesmere?
(a) As high as your ankle.
(b) Knee high.
(c) Chest high.
(d) Waist high.

5. How many species of native trees were found in Vermont?
(a) 30.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last auk killed?

2. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?

3. Where was the first clue discovered as to what was killing off frogs around the world?

4. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?

5. In Chapter 8, how long had it taken Silman and the author to travel 50 miles?

(see the answer key)

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