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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So Huge A Bignes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?
(a) 6.
(b) 36.
(c) 144.
(d) 12.

2. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?
(a) They were more varied than species on land.
(b) They adapted more quickly to environmental changes than animals on larger land masses.
(c) They were unafraid of humans, and thus easy prey.
(d) They were smaller and harder to observe than their counterparts on land.

3. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?
(a) With Alfred Wallace.
(b) With MacArthur and Wilson.
(c) With Quammen.
(d) With Darwin.

4. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?
(a) Galapagos islands.
(b) Australia.
(c) Palestine.
(d) The Malay Archipelago.

5. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?
(a) Apocalyptic visions.
(b) Sociological insights.
(c) Personal stories.
(d) Jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

2. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

3. What were theories of species evolution based on in Wallace's time?

4. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?

5. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?

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