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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Burgess Drama, Act I. Marrella and Yohoia: The Dawning and Consolidation of Suspicion, 1971-1974.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comprises the first 4 billion years of Earth's history?
(a) The Prestige Era.
(b) The Cambrian Era.
(c) The Precambrian Era.
(d) The Mesozoic Era.

2. How many levels are there in the taxonomy of life?
(a) None.
(b) Few.
(c) Several.
(d) Hundreds.

3. What do the levels range from in the taxonomy of life?
(a) Kingdom to species.
(b) Phyla to classes.
(c) Orders to genera.
(d) Phyla to species.

4. What is one of the first tasks of the paleontologist after producing a clear specimen?
(a) Naturalize the environment and take samples.
(b) Classify the specimen in taxonomy.
(c) Write a monograph on observation alone.
(d) Categorize each file according to specimen.

5. Which progressive conception collapses because scientists do not fully understand the mechanisms of change?
(a) Historical Limitation.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Progressive Development.
(d) Theopathsis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gould's new interpretation emphasize about human evolution?

2. In Gould's perspective, what historical understanding does the Burgess shale offer humanity?

3. Who was America's "greatest paleontologist and scientific administrator"?

4. What could Whittington not classify Marella with?

5. Of Whittington's team, who was more methodologically conservative?

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