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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Darwin’s ideas regarding evolution were first known as what?
(a) Transmutation.
(b) Transgender.
(c) Transliteration.
(d) Transfiguration.

2. How far away is a fake Devil’s Hole from the real one?
(a) About 1 mile.
(b) About 50 miles.
(c) About 10 miles.
(d) About 5 miles.

3. What two events sped up the drop in pupfish numbers?
(a) Regular above ground nuclear blasts and the pumping of water for a new community.
(b) Rising sea levels and air temperatures.
(c) An earthquake and drought.
(d) Over-crowding of species and an overgrown fungus.

4. To what island does Kolbert compare desert ecosystems?
(a) Galápagos.
(b) The Arctic.
(c) The Great Plains.
(d) The Amazon.

5. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?
(a) Save the Fish Act.
(b) Clean Water Act.
(c) Nature Preservation Act.
(d) Return to Nature Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gates’ institution located?

2. How far do coral reefs stretch north and south of the equator?

3. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?

4. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?

5. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?

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