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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 was the tenth edition of Car Linnaeus' "Systema Naturae" published?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1736.
(d) 1758.

2. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) Almost 4 feet.
(d) Nearly 5 feet.

3. According to Paul Crutzen, how much of the earth had been transformed by human activity?
(a) 1/2.
(b) Between 1/3 and 1/2.
(c) 3/4.
(d) About 1/4 to 1/3.

4. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?
(a) 1739.
(b) 1751.
(c) 1716.
(d) 1746.

5. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?
(a) 3,500.
(b) Just over 7,000.
(c) About 5,000.
(d) 4,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?

2. On which edge of Castello Aragonese were the waters more or less unaffected by the vents?

3. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?

4. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

5. Where did Darwin pick up volume two of Lyell's work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Luis Alvarez solve the debate over whether there were treasure-filled chambers inside Egypt's second-largest pyramid?

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

4. What was the Gola del Botttaccione?

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

6. What were the frogs like that Darwin discovered in Chile?

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

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

9. How did Charles Lyell become a scientist?

10. Where had Bd spread?

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