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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Knew Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?
(a) Credit Wallace and share the glory with him.
(b) Publish an outline quickly.
(c) To work with Wallace and publish a joint theory.
(d) To buy Wallace's notes from him, and pledge him to silence.

2. What does Quammen says Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace had in common?
(a) They both studied birds.
(b) They both studied island ecosystems.
(c) They both collected insects and primates.
(d) They both found hostile responses to their work.

3. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The joy of the scissors.
(b) The despair of the threads.
(c) The dissolution of the design.
(d) The outrage of the rug weavers.

4. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?
(a) Bellicose.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Morose.
(d) Familiar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?

2. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?

3. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?

4. What was the special creation theory?

5. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?

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