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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. What did Philip Darlington propose?
(a) A mathematical ratio between island area and number of species.
(b) A set of formula that measure biodiversity.
(c) A correction that makes this rule broadly applicable.
(d) A set of exceptions to this rule.

2. What is Quammen really describing as he imagines the hacked up rug?
(a) Fragmented ecosystems.
(b) Loss of communication from one region to the next.
(c) Loss of environment to development.
(d) The spread of pathogens.

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

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

5. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
(a) When an island loses all its life after a catastrophic event.
(b) When a species is threatened by new predators.
(c) When the species is isolated by mountain ranges or lakes.
(d) When a species is forced to find new food sources.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a thylacine?

2. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

3. When did the dodo go extinct?

4. Where did Lovejoy implement his plan?

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

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