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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 what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Houston.
(c) Denver.
(d) Kansas City.

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

3. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?
(a) Devil.
(b) A small boy.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) A false lover.

4. When the author visited Reserve 1202, where was the graduate student from who was studying bats?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Chile.
(d) Brazil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the uniformitarian account of extinction hold up?

2. When the Alvarezes published their hypothesis, how many sites did they know of where the iridium layer was exposed?

3. In Chapter 9, what color did the author say that the dirt was in Amazonas?

4. According to American naturalists, Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer, how many species did they discover that lived in association with "Eciton burchellii" army ants?

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

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