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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 did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?
(a) By having used some of Darwin's observations in his own work.
(b) By publishing his theory first.
(c) By having looked at Darwin's theories before he published his own.
(d) By telling him about his work.

2. What is a trophic cascade?
(a) The interrelation between species.
(b) The consequences of habitat depletion.
(c) The result of change in one species' hunting habits.
(d) The cycle of expansion and contraction in animal populations.

3. What rule governs the relationship between the size of an island and the number of species it can support?
(a) The taller the highest point on the island, the greater the number of species.
(b) The large the island, the greater the number of species.
(c) The longer the coastline the greater the number of species.
(d) The greater the fertility of the soil, the greater the number of species.

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

5. When did Krakatau erupt?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1721.
(d) 1852.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Quammen say about this rule?

2. What assertion did Frank Preston make based on his data?

3. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?

4. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

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

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