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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So Huge A Bignes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the special creation theory?
(a) The theory that species developed only the most aesthetic traits.
(b) The theory that man was specifically created out of the best traits of the other animals.
(c) The idea that God made each species for its environment.
(d) The theory that the universe was created especially for man's comfort.

2. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?
(a) Sarcasm.
(b) Rhetorical question.
(c) Leading question.
(d) Aopstrophe.

3. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?
(a) The Manatee in Florida.
(b) The dodo.
(c) The passenger pigeon in North America.
(d) The tiger in Bali.

4. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
(a) When an island loses all its life after a catastrophic event.
(b) When a species is forced to find new food sources.
(c) When the species is isolated by mountain ranges or lakes.
(d) When a species is threatened by new predators.

5. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?
(a) Personal stories.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Apocalyptic visions.
(d) Sociological insights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen says Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace had in common?

2. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?

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

4. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?

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

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