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

2. 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) A direct proportion to represent commonness of species.
(c) A bell curve to represent commonness of species.
(d) An indirect proportion to represent commonness of species.

3. What did William Newmark determine in his findings?
(a) That the number of species is less valuable than the number of predators in indicating the health of an ecosystem.
(b) That species proliferate differently in different kinds of ecosystems.
(c) That species count and reserve area are not always correlated.
(d) That species count and reserve area correlated.

4. Who is Owen Griffiths?
(a) A sailor from the 18th century.
(b) A bird researcher in Australia.
(c) An insect researcher in Madagascar.
(d) A monkey researcher in Mauritius.

5. What were the first plants to arrive after the eruption of Krakatau?
(a) Grasses.
(b) Lichens.
(c) Mosses and ferns.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tragedy struck Wallace on his return to England?

2. What function does the first chapter serve?

3. What was the result of the experiment Wilson and MacArthur undertook to prove their Krakatau hypothesis?

4. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?

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

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