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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 question does Quammen say was debated for years after Darwin's theories were published?
(a) Whether he owed Wallace for the material he borrowed.
(b) Whether he developed the theory of evolution on his own.
(c) Whether he stole his work from Wallace.
(d) Whether he acted honorably toward Wallace.

2. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
(a) When a species is forced to find new food sources.
(b) When an island loses all its life after a catastrophic event.
(c) When a species is threatened by new predators.
(d) When the species is isolated by mountain ranges or lakes.

3. What tragedy struck Wallace on his return to England?
(a) Someone else arrived in England a few weeks before him with similar specimens.
(b) He lost his specimens and notes in a shipwreck.
(c) He became sick and nearly died.
(d)

4. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?
(a) 'The Mismeasure of Man'.
(b) 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'.
(c) 'The Origin of Species'.
(d) 'The Selfish Gene'.

5. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?
(a) Wallace.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Quammen.
(d) Foster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wilson and MacArthur say about the immigration of new species in an island ecosystem?

2. What doe Quammen say about this rule?

3. What does Quammen say about Wilson and Macarthur's 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'?

4. Where did the dodo nest?

5. What is a thylacine?

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