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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 function does the first chapter serve?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Introduction.
(d) Explanation.

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

3. Who did Robert Bates work with?
(a) Quammen.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Wilson.

4. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Fiction.

5. What is Quammen really describing as he imagines the hacked up rug?
(a) Fragmented ecosystems.
(b) Loss of communication from one region to the next.
(c) The spread of pathogens.
(d) Loss of environment to development.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?

2. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

3. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?

4. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

5. What assumption does Quammen make at the end of his introductory chapter?

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