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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hedgehog of the Amazon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assumption does Quammen make at the end of his introductory chapter?
(a) That people don't know anything about his field.
(b) That people are willing to change their habits in order to save ecosystems.
(c) That people are outraged about the disappearance of species.
(d) That people are hungry for economic growth, even at the expense of ecosystems.

2. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) Island biogeography.
(c) Functional adaptation.
(d) Ecosystem collapse.

3. How did sailors describe the dodo?
(a) Canny.
(b) Cagey.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Swift.

4. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?
(a) Catastrophic deterioration.
(b) Ecosystem decay.
(c) Relaxation to equilibrium.
(d) Faunal collapse.

5. How would you describe Quammen's style?
(a) Linear.
(b) Disjointed.
(c) Pedantic.
(d) Patient and thorough.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Lovejoy's response to the questions Simberloff and Abele raised?

2. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?

3. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?

4. How does Quammen describe the efforts of other scientists?

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

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