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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 is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Extended metaphor.

2. What evidence did Wallace site to suggest problems with the special creation theory?
(a) That some ecological niches went unfilled.
(b) That when species were displaced, they sometimes thrived in the new territory.
(c) That species had adapted to every different environment on earth.
(d) That human beings could be found in every climate.

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

4. What tragedy struck Wallace on his return to England?
(a) He became sick and nearly died.
(b) He lost his specimens and notes in a shipwreck.
(c) Someone else arrived in England a few weeks before him with similar specimens.
(d)

5. What literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?
(a) Personification.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the special creation theory?

2. How does Quammen describe the efforts of other scientists?

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

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

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

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