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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Silman teach?
(a) Furman University.
(b) Clemson University.
(c) Wake Forest University.
(d) University of Michigan.

2. What color eyes does Kolbert's guide have who shows her around Dob's Linn?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

3. When were undergraduate students recruited for an experiment about perception?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1939.

4. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?
(a) James Bryant.
(b) Peter Andrews.
(c) Chris Langdon.
(d) William Wyatt.

5. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?
(a) Embalmed marmots.
(b) Stuffed falcons.
(c) Green-frog figurines.
(d) Golden-frog figurines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?

2. In 1984 when conservationists gathered in Singapore to work out a Sumatran rhino rescue strategy, how many rhinos were caught for a captive breeding program?

3. When was the last auk killed?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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