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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI-XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a single species of tree, how many species of beetles had entomologist Terry Erwin collected?
(a) 789.
(b) 814.
(c) 950.
(d) 1,045.

2. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?
(a) Shallow caves near creeks.
(b) Shallow running water.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) River banks.

3. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

4. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?
(a) Granite.
(b) Shale.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Sandstone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?

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

3. 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"?

4. How much Neanderthal DNA did all non-Africans carry according to Paabo?

5. From what university were psychologist who recruited undergraduate students for an experiment about perception?

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