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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Coming Thing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the special creation theory?
(a) The theory that species developed only the most aesthetic traits.
(b) The theory that man was specifically created out of the best traits of the other animals.
(c) The theory that the universe was created especially for man's comfort.
(d) The idea that God made each species for its environment.

2. What observation did Wilson make to Quammen?
(a) That fewer species were found on more remote islands.
(b) That species diversity declined in islands in the southern hemisphere.
(c) That taller islands had more species.
(d) That islands with caves had the greatest biodiversity.

3. What is a trophic cascade?
(a) The result of change in one species' hunting habits.
(b) The consequences of habitat depletion.
(c) The interrelation between species.
(d) The cycle of expansion and contraction in animal populations.

4. What is the Guam rail?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A marsupial.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

5. What did Philip Darlington propose?
(a) A mathematical ratio between island area and number of species.
(b) A correction that makes this rule broadly applicable.
(c) A set of exceptions to this rule.
(d) A set of formula that measure biodiversity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Krakatau erupt?

2. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

3. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?

4. What question does Quammen say was debated for years after Darwin's theories were published?

5. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?

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