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Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?
(a) Its cry.
(b) Its method of reproducing.
(c) Its diet.
(d) Its fur.

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

4. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?
(a) By saying that their vocabulary is insufficient to the problems.
(b) By saying that their nostalgia clouds their findings.
(c) By saying that they have only been talking to each other.
(d) By saying that their fundamental premises were ungrounded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a trophic cascade?

2. What condition would help a species breed out harmful genes?

3. What is the central message of Quammen's book?

4. What is the tone of the final chapter?

5. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?

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