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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 doe Quammen say about this rule?
(a) It required enormous statistical calculations to arrive at it.
(b) It is still not established as accepted science.
(c) It is intuitive, but also more complicated.
(d) It is highly controversial.

2. What question does Quammen say was debated for years after Darwin's theories were published?
(a) Whether he acted honorably toward Wallace.
(b) Whether he stole his work from Wallace.
(c) Whether he developed the theory of evolution on his own.
(d) Whether he owed Wallace for the material he borrowed.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the dodo go extinct?

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

3. What did the dodo eat?

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

5. What did Lawrence Abele find in his studies?

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