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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ants to Hares.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 17th centry.
(d) 15th century.

2. When were boars introducted to New Hampshire?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1870s.
(d) 1880s.

3. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?
(a) University of Edinburgh.
(b) Penn State.
(c) University of Washington.
(d) Sorbonne.

4. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

5. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1853.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?

2. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?

3. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

4. In "In Her Orbit," what company did Fredrik Rehnmark, a mechanical engineer, work for?

5. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?

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