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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the previous theory that governed speciation on islands?
(a) That more remote islands required more specialized traits for survival.
(b) That islands closer to land were more prone to extinctions, which sometimes reduced the variety of species.
(c) That greater distance reduced the number of species.
(d) That there was too little data and too much inconsistency to formulate a rule.

2. What is an indri?
(a) A lemur.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A horse.
(d) A turtle.

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

4. What data does William Newmark look at in his studies?
(a) Fisheries census.
(b) Wildlife sightings in natural parks.
(c) Species census in U.S. natural reserves.
(d) Bird sightings in U.S. migrations.

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

6. How does Quammen's tone change in the final chapter?
(a) His discomfort with habitat loss is finally made screamingly clear.
(b) His even-handedness gives way to persistent pessimism about the destruction of habitat.
(c) His description of the trip is not scientific, just tourism.
(d) His narrative is filled with detailed scientific observations.

7. What was Lovejoy's response to the questions Simberloff and Abele raised?
(a) He created larger nature reserves.
(b) He created smaller nature reserves.
(c) He tried to keep nature reserves close to one another.
(d) He designed a controlled experiment of his own.

8. What was Lovejoy trying to determine with his plan?
(a) An ideal size for a nature reserve.
(b) An ideal number of species per acre.
(c) A critical number of ecosystems for a conservation strategy.
(d) An ideal number of reserves for a landscape.

9. Where do the indri live?
(a) Sri Lanka.
(b) Tasmania.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) Hawaii.

10. Who is Thomas Lovejoy?
(a) Director of the Sierra Club.
(b) Director of National Parks in the U.S.
(c) Director of conservation in the U.S. government.
(d) Director of the World Wildlife Fund.

11. What was the state of Lovejoy's plan when Quammen visited the sites with him?
(a) Lovejoy had determined the ideal number of acres for a nature reserve.
(b) Lovejoy had determined to make many small reserves in an area, allowing development.
(c) No conclusions had been reached.
(d) Lovejoy had determined to make nature reserves as large as possible.

12. What was the consequence of the Simberloff and Abele article?
(a) A raging debate about theory.
(b) A return to the old paradigm of large reserves holding more species.
(c) A chaos as scientists didn't know which theory to believe.
(d) A shift to a new theory about speciation.

13. What does Quammen believe happened to Bedo?
(a) He made people jealous with the money he was making as a guide.
(b) He made people angry by raising consciousness as he talked with people from many different walks of life.
(c) He made enemies among the hunters.
(d) He made people uncomfortable being around white people a lot of the time.

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

15. How many indri are living in the forests Quammen visited?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Tens.
(c) No one knows.
(d) Thousands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the state of the muriqui population when Quammen visited Karen Strier?

2. How did Quammen make his way to this site?

3. What did Lawrence Abele find in his studies?

4. What does Quammen describe about Bedo?

5. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?

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