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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?
(a) In the bottoms of lakes.
(b) On islands and on land.
(c) Only on islands.
(d) Only in areas separated by steep mountains or deserts.

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

3. What were Frank Preston's findings in plotting the distribution of species in island habitats?
(a) A random relationship between size of island and commonness of species.
(b) An indirect proportion to represent commonness of species.
(c) A direct proportion to represent commonness of species.
(d) A bell curve to represent commonness of species.

4. What observation did Wilson make to Quammen?
(a) That fewer species were found on more remote islands.
(b) That islands with caves had the greatest biodiversity.
(c) That taller islands had more species.
(d) That species diversity declined in islands in the southern hemisphere.

5. What function does the first chapter serve?
(a) Introduction.
(b) Prediction.
(c) Explanation.
(d) Prophecy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawrence Abele study?

2. Where do the indri live?

3. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?

4. What does Quammen use as an example of an island?

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

(see the answer key)

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