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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lovejoy implement his plan?
(a) In India.
(b) In the U.S.
(c) In Argentina.
(d) In Brazil.

2. What environment is NOT analogous to an island, according to Quammen?
(a) Cave.
(b) Lake.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Savannah.

3. How many Mauritius kestrels were still in existence at the species' lowest point?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

5. How did Wilson and MacArthur test their theory about recolonization?
(a) By studying data from the ancient city of Atlantis.
(b) By fumigating an island in the Florida Keys.
(c) By studying new volcanic islands in the South Seas.
(d) By returning year after year to a small island off Tasmania.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?

3. How do scientists relate data from samples and isolates to larger areas?

4. Who is Philip Darlington?

5. What is the difference between an isolate and a sample?

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