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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 did Walcott do for science by collecting and cataloging tens of thousands of new species?
(a) Completely revamped scientific studies.
(b) Greatly served the aims and goals of science.
(c) Betrayed science's aims.
(d) Betrayed his own principles.

2. What was Whittington's first monograph about?
(a) Splendens.
(b) Marrella.
(c) Opabinia.
(d) Goroia.

3. How does Walcott group the Burgess arthropods among the arthropod phylum?
(a) Narrowly.
(b) Minutely.
(c) Hardly.
(d) Widely.

4. What does Gould determine about the difference between eukaryotic fauna and the Burgess fauna?
(a) The difference is vast.
(b) The difference is close.
(c) The difference is microscopic.
(d) The difference is minimalist.

5. What is the Burgess Shale composed of?
(a) Amoebas.
(b) Vertebrates.
(c) Invertebrates.
(d) Viruses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Burgess Shale's mysteries become apparent?

2. How was Walcott's taxonomy significantly updated?

3. Who proposes to use the Burgess Shale to illustrate the nature of history?

4. What is one of the first tasks of the paleontologist after producing a clear specimen?

5. What kind of paradigm does Gould believe has not been communicated to the public?

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