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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Burgess Drama, Act 4. Completion and Codiication of an Argument: Naraoia and Aysheaia, 1977-1978..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the "death of the dinosaurs" boundary make possible?
(a) The development of large tortoises and sharks.
(b) The development of large mammals like humans.
(c) The development of smaller mammals.
(d) The development of rodents.

2. What type of example is Aysehaia?
(a) A lesser example.
(b) A further example.
(c) A godsend example.
(d) A omnipresent example.

3. What are Marrella and Yohoia?
(a) Known animals from Earth.
(b) Evolutionary cousins.
(c) Animals from another universe.
(d) Evolutionary dead-ends.

4. How did Whittington approach Yohoia?
(a) Less conservatively.
(b) More conservatively.
(c) Very liberally.
(d) Moderately liberally.

5. What years did Whittington work on Naraoia and Aysheaia?
(a) 1976-1977.
(b) 1978-1979.
(c) 1980-1981.
(d) 1977-1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what fashion was the Burgess Shale actually discovered?

2. How many levels are there in the taxonomy of life?

3. What did Whittington conclude about Yohoia in 1975?

4. What was Yohoia specialized for?

5. What kinds of versions does the story of the Burgess Shale's discovery have?

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