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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through World in Pieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What data does William Newmark look at in his studies?
(a) Species census in U.S. natural reserves.
(b) Wildlife sightings in natural parks.
(c) Bird sightings in U.S. migrations.
(d) Fisheries census.

2. How long after the eruption did it take for 271 species to be counted at Krakatau?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. What does Quammen believe happened to Bedo?
(a) He made people uncomfortable being around white people a lot of the time.
(b) He made people jealous with the money he was making as a guide.
(c) He made people angry by raising consciousness as he talked with people from many different walks of life.
(d) He made enemies among the hunters.

4. What is a sample?
(a) The set of interrelationships that govern a particular climate and ecosystem.
(b) The data that comes from studying an area, large or small.
(c) The list of species in an area.
(d) A defined area of a large system.

5. How many Mauritius kestrels were still in existence at the species' lowest point?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wilson and MacArthur postulate according to Quammen?

2. When did the dodo go extinct?

3. What was the special creation theory?

4. What factors did Simberloff and Abele cite in their challenge to Wilson and MacArthur's hypothesis?

5. What is Quammen really describing as he imagines the hacked up rug?

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