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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?
(a) Publish an outline quickly.
(b) Credit Wallace and share the glory with him.
(c) To buy Wallace's notes from him, and pledge him to silence.
(d) To work with Wallace and publish a joint theory.

3. What was Carl Jones trying to rescue in Mauritius?
(a) A kestrel.
(b) A komodo dragon.
(c) A crab.
(d) A macaque.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the dodo eat?

4. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?

5. What belief of Darwin's has modern science disproved?

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