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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 is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?
(a) Relaxation to equilibrium.
(b) Ecosystem decay.
(c) Faunal collapse.
(d) Catastrophic deterioration.

2. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?
(a) Palestine.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) Australia.
(d) Galapagos islands.

3. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?
(a) It is an exception to most rules of population dispersal.
(b) It is just being populated now.
(c) It is so isolated.
(d) It is a controlled experiment.

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

5. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?
(a) Ability to be carried on wind currents.
(b) Ability to swim long distances.
(c) Ability to be carried in other animals' fur.
(d) Ability to go without water for weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence did Wallace site to suggest problems with the special creation theory?

2. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

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

4. How would you describe Quammen's style?

5. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

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