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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jared Diamond, a nature reserve has to have what characteristics, in order to support a large number of species?
(a) Far away from human habitation.
(b) On an island.
(c) Close to agricultural land.
(d) Large and near other reserves.

2. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?
(a) Indirect discourse.
(b) Personification.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?
(a) It only exists in nostalgia.
(b) It is theoretical, now.
(c) It is ruined.
(d) It can still be reassembled.

4. Why was the thylacine killed off?
(a) Because it lost its habitat to colonists.
(b) Because invasive species competed more successfully for food.
(c) Because it preyed on colonists' sheep and was hunted.
(d) Because its eggs were collected by sailors.

5. What assumption does Quammen make at the end of his introductory chapter?
(a) That people are willing to change their habits in order to save ecosystems.
(b) That people are hungry for economic growth, even at the expense of ecosystems.
(c) That people don't know anything about his field.
(d) That people are outraged about the disappearance of species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen describe about Bedo?

2. What was Tasmania's environmental history, according to Quammen?

3. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

4. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

5. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?

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