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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 population does Quammen compare with the thylacine population?
(a) The dodo.
(b) The Komodo dragon.
(c) The passenger pigeon.
(d) The indigenous people of Tasmania.

2. What was Lovejoy's response to the questions Simberloff and Abele raised?
(a) He created smaller nature reserves.
(b) He tried to keep nature reserves close to one another.
(c) He designed a controlled experiment of his own.
(d) He created larger nature reserves.

3. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?
(a) Wealthy Brits.
(b) Ambitious young Americans.
(c) The most devoted scientists.
(d) Hunters in the Amazon.

4. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?
(a) 'The Selfish Gene'.
(b) 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'.
(c) 'The Mismeasure of Man'.
(d) 'The Origin of Species'.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Quammen say islands are sometimes formed?

2. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

3. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?

4. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?

5. What is a sample?

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