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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Whittington the world expert on at the time?
(a) Trilobites.
(b) Fossils.
(c) Yohoias.
(d) Paleontologists.

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

3. What is the first subtitle for the Act 5 chapter?
(a) The Development of a Research Program: Life after Aysheaia.
(b) The Maturation of a Paradigm Program: Life after Aysheaia.
(c) The Maturation of a Research Program: Life after Opabinia.
(d) The Maturation of a Research Program: Life after Aysheaia.

4. In what year did Leif Størmer describe the Burgess Shale arthropods in a treatise?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1960.

5. What kind of paradigm does Gould believe has not been communicated to the public?
(a) A controversial conservative paradigm.
(b) A new research paradigm.
(c) A leftover historical paradigm.
(d) A provoking platonic paradigm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjectives describe Whittington?

3. What kind of appendages did Yohoia have?

4. What did Whittington conclude about Yohoia in 1975?

5. What did Walcott think Opabinia was just another one of?

(see the answer key)

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