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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. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Lab rats.
(c) Gerbals.
(d) Fancy-pigeons.

2. Why was Manly’s trip west end up so arduous?
(a) Manly and the argonauts arrived too early in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(b) Manly and the argonauts arrived too late in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(c) Manly and the argonauts got lost during a sand storm.
(d) Manly and the argonauts refused to use maps and ended up taking a more difficult path.

3. What are CSOs?
(a) Centers for Sewage Output.
(b) Combined Sewer Overflows.
(c) College of South Orleans.
(d) Collection Systems Overflows.

4. Why do people in Asia not want to buy Asian carp from the U.S.?
(a) They prefer to support their own fisheries.
(b) They prefer fresh fish to frozen.
(c) They do not realize American rivers have Asian carp.
(d) They do not trust American companies.

5. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?
(a) Cyprinodon diabolis.
(b) Cyprinodon morte.
(c) Cyprinodon diabolo.
(d) Cyprinodon diavolo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?

2. To what does Kolbert compare being hit by a jumping carp?

3. After a disastrous flood in what year, did the Army Corps of Engineers extend the levees?

4. When are the eggs harvested and brought back to Devils Hole Jr.?

5. What is NOT a reason for why Devil’s Hole is a geological oddity?

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