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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 the Alvarezes published their hypothesis, how many sites did they know of where the iridium layer was exposed?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

3. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Honduras.
(d) Panama.

4. When did Alvarez get a job at Berkeley?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1981.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?

3. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?

4. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Castello Aragonese?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what rocks did Luis Alvarez study and what did he learn?

4. How did Charles Lyell become a scientist?

5. What did the author see as she swam toward volcanic vents off Castello Aragonese?

6. What did Cuvier do at the Paris Museum of Natural History?

7. What did Charles Darwin do when he finished Cambridge?

8. Where had Bd spread?

9. What does the town of El Valle De Anton look like?

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

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