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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 literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

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

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

4. What does Michael Soule study?
(a) Lizards in the Gulf of California.
(b) Birds in Guam.
(c) Dodos.
(d) Tasmanian tigers.

5. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?
(a) A terrifying vision of the destruction of ecosystems.
(b) A sharp eye for different traits in insects.
(c) A deep devotion to the science of zoology.
(d) A clear vision of the profits to be made in providing scientists with specimens.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

4. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?

5. How did humans hurt the dodo population indirectly?

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