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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preston's Bell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A bird.
(c) A spider.
(d) A snake.

2. What were Frank Preston's findings in plotting the distribution of species in island habitats?
(a) A direct proportion to represent commonness of species.
(b) An indirect proportion to represent commonness of species.
(c) A random relationship between size of island and commonness of species.
(d) A bell curve to represent commonness of species.

3. What does Quammen say about each of the pieces?
(a) They are complex and well made.
(b) They are nothing without the whole.
(c) They are unintelligible without the whole design.
(d) They are each complete in themselves.

4. Why was the thylacine killed off?
(a) Because its eggs were collected by sailors.
(b) Because invasive species competed more successfully for food.
(c) Because it preyed on colonists' sheep and was hunted.
(d) Because it lost its habitat to colonists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of animals did Philip Darlington look at?

2. What did Philip Darlington propose?

3. When did the dodo go extinct?

4. What were theories of species evolution based on in Wallace's time?

5. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?

(see the answer key)

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