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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Quammen describe the komodo dragon's territory?
(a) As the whole history of its development in the ecosystem.
(b) As an island within an island.
(c) As any environment that satisfies its survival requirements.
(d) As inseparable from the islands where it developed.

2. What did Frank Preston study?
(a) Predator-prey relations.
(b) Species distribution.
(c) Species divergence.
(d) Adaptive radiation.

3. What is the Guam rail?
(a) A marsupial.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) A rabbit.

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

5. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?
(a) Non-fiction.
(b) Prophecy.
(c) Fantasy.
(d) Fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Carl Jones trying to rescue in Mauritius?

2. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?

3. What literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?

4. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?

5. What did Philip Darlington propose?

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