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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rarity Unto Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?
(a) The most devoted scientists.
(b) Ambitious young Americans.
(c) Wealthy Brits.
(d) Hunters in the Amazon.

2. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?
(a) Island biogeography.
(b) Ecosystem collapse.
(c) Survival of the fittest.
(d) Functional adaptation.

3. What does a species have if it has high dispersal ability?
(a) The ability to adapt to new environmental conditions.
(b) The ability to move from place to place.
(c) The ability to change their environment to suit their own traits.
(d) The ability to withstand great environmental changes.

4. How does Quammen say islands are sometimes formed?
(a) Rise in sea level.
(b) Volcanic activity.
(c) Earthquakes.
(d) Seismic upthrust.

5. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?
(a) Smaller territories.
(b) Larger food supply.
(c) Larger predators.
(d) Smaller food supply.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the dodo go extinct?

3. What tragedy struck Wallace on his return to England?

4. How did humans hurt the dodo population indirectly?

5. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?

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