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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. The Burgess fauna follow the beginning of what era?
(a) Maleozoic Era.
(b) Mesozoic Era.
(c) Pezozoic Era.
(d) Paleozoic Era.

2. What does the evolution of life contain, according to Gould's explanations and illustrations?
(a) "Decimation and diversification."
(b) "Agreement and speculation."
(c) "Annihilation and acceptance."
(d) "Reconstruction and growth."

3. What kind of development were the Burgess animals first interpreted to have?
(a) Gradual, progressive development.
(b) Regressing development.
(c) Unchanging development.
(d) Quick, rash development.

4. Who discovered Harry Whittington's analysis of fauna decades later?
(a) Rutherford.
(b) Walcott.
(c) Des Collins.
(d) Sebastian.

5. What could Whittington not figure out to do about Marrella?
(a) Which class it did not belong to.
(b) Which two classes to classify it in.
(c) Which class to make up.
(d) Which existing phyla to classify it in.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many levels are there in the taxonomy of life?

4. What kinds of versions does the story of the Burgess Shale's discovery have?

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

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