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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Burgess Drama, Act 5. The Maturation of a Research Program: Life after Aysheaia, 1979 - Doomsday (There Are No Final Answers).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of relationship does Gould say Oxford advisers have with their students?
(a) A premature relationship.
(b) A mature relationship.
(c) A strong relationship.
(d) Little to no relationship.

2. What does Leanchoilia have that makes it look bizarre?
(a) Two toothy fins.
(b) Two appendages that split into three whip-like extensions.
(c) A trivalve.
(d) A very large mouth.

3. What part did Whittington dissect of Opabinia?
(a) The head.
(b) The legs.
(c) The carapace.
(d) The arms.

4. What did 1971 through 1978 bring for Whittington?
(a) Devastating news that his research was no longer financed.
(b) No changes.
(c) Ten more new fossils.
(d) Revolutionary changes and a new shift in perspective.

5. What is the second subtitle for the Act 5 chapter?
(a) Doomsday (There Are No Final Answers).
(b) Doomsday (There Are No Final Statements).
(c) Wednesday (There Are No Final Answers).
(d) Doomsday (There Are Final Answers).

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Opabinia need?

3. What years did Whittington work on Naraoia and Aysheaia?

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

5. What was Whittington's first monograph about?

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