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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?
(a) 75,000 pairs.
(b) 10,000 pairs.
(c) About 50,000 pairs.
(d) As many as 100,000 pairs.

2. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?
(a) Tree holes.
(b) Marshy areas.
(c) Hollow logs.
(d) Hedges.

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

4. When Zalasiewicz asked colleagues during a luncheon meeting why they though of the term Anthropocene, how many thought the concept had merit?
(a) 15 out of 18.
(b) 40 out of 51.
(c) 21 out of 22.
(d) 32 out 38.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?

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

3. During a conversation at the pub in the world's narrowest hotel, what favorite subject of Zalasiewicz was discussed?

4. When were the golden-frogs in Sante Fe, effectively wiped out?

5. When did students begin returning from trips to Sierra Nevada empty-handed?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how did it appear that the American mastodon became extinct?

2. What was Castello Aragonese?

3. How were the frogs protected at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center?

4. Where was the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center located and what does it look like?

5. How did Charles Lyell become a scientist?

6. Why did it seem logical that Walter Alvarez became a scientist?

7. What was Bd and how did it kill frogs?

8. Where were the Panamanian golden frogs housed, when it was discovered they were dying?

9. What were graptolites?

10. Where and how did extinction emerge as an idea?

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