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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the dodo live?
(a) Galapagos Islands.
(b) Mauritius.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Madagascar.

2. What evidence did Wallace site to suggest problems with the special creation theory?
(a) That when species were displaced, they sometimes thrived in the new territory.
(b) That species had adapted to every different environment on earth.
(c) That some ecological niches went unfilled.
(d) That human beings could be found in every climate.

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

4. How would you describe Quammen's narrative of the dodo's decline and extinction?
(a) Detailed hypothesis.
(b) Speculation.
(c) Detailed narrative.
(d) Ungrounded fiction.

5. What did the dodo eat?
(a) Small mammals and snakes.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Insects.
(d) Other birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did humans hurt the dodo population indirectly?

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

3. How did humans hurt the dodo population directly?

4. What is the Guam rail?

5. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?

(see the answer key)

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