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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Message From Aru.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family does Quammen say hippopotamuses and deer belong to?
(a) Ungulates.
(b) Marsupials.
(c) Monorhina.
(d) Anamnia.

2. What was the species Quammen sought called by locals?
(a) Mistoquot.
(b) Cenderwasih.
(c) Ranuren.
(d) Majib.

3. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Galapagos.

4. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The dissolution of the design.
(b) The joy of the scissors.
(c) The despair of the threads.
(d) The outrage of the rug weavers.

5. How does Quammen describe the indri?
(a) Impulsive.
(b) Amicable.
(c) Reclusive.
(d) Extroverted.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the concept of the minimum viable population introduced?

2. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?

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

4. What belief of Darwin's has modern science disproved?

5. How long did Wilson and MacArthur predict it would take for species to reach equilibrium on Krakatau?

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