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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 pushed Whittington beyond the idea he struggled under?
(a) Opabinia.
(b) Yohoia.
(c) Wiwaxia.
(d) Marella.

2. What did Anomalocaris appear to represent?
(a) Another new phylum.
(b) Another new species.
(c) Another new kingdom.
(d) Another new taxonomy.

3. What is the name of the small ribbon-shaped creation that is the first member known of the 'chordate' phylum?
(a) Nikaia.
(b) Mikaia.
(c) Oakaia.
(d) Pikaia.

4. What did Morris push Whittington to do?
(a) To be more radical.
(b) To do more and wonder less.
(c) To be less radical.
(d) To wonder more and do less.

5. What did Whittington first think about Naraoia?
(a) It is the cousin of Yohoia.
(b) It is the grandfather of Marella.
(c) It is the first trilobite.
(d) It is a unique form of trilobite.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of all marine life died during the greatest extinction in history?

2. What compose eras?

3. According to Gould, what kind of insight does the Burgess Shale offer into the nature of life and the evolution of life forms?

4. What are the evidences for Opabinia that are considered undeniable?

5. What make up periods?

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