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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what color did the author say that the dirt was in Amazonas?
(a) Bright orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Beige.

2. When Lyell spoke in Boston, how many people tried to get tickets?
(a) About 5,000.
(b) 2,500.
(c) 3,500.
(d) More than 4,000.

3. How many acres of untouched rainforest were inside Reserve 1202?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

4. When was the breeding season for auks?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) April and May.
(d) May and June.

5. How much would the temperature of a hibernating bat drop?
(a) 50-60 degrees.
(b) 30-40 degrees.
(c) 5-10 degrees.
(d) 15-20 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the Great Barrier Reef, how large were the sea cucumbers?

2. How close to Australia was One Tree Island?

3. How many illustrations of species were in "Graptolites in British Stratigraphy"?

4. How many species new to science had Silman and his students found?

5. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?

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