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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. How many years did Whittington spend on his 1979 monograph?
(a) One year.
(b) Four and a half years.
(c) Five and a half years.
(d) Six months.

2. What does the Precambrian Era contain?
(a) Spatial, non-biological time and the decimation of single-celled life.
(b) Physical, non-linear time and the advent of multi-cellular life.
(c) Geological, non-biological time and the advent of single-celled life.
(d) Rational, linear logic and the advent of single-celled life.

3. When did Whittington publish his first monograph?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1987.

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

5. What was Yohoia specialized for?
(a) A kingdom.
(b) A habitat.
(c) A species.
(d) An environment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Whittington later note that he labored under?

2. How was Walcott's taxonomy significantly updated?

3. What kind of drama does Gould wish to recount that led to rejecting Walcott's interpretation?

4. Who newly interpreted the Burgess animals in 1971?

5. What kind of development were the Burgess animals first interpreted to have?

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