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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Remainder of Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types did Whittingdon use to classify the new species?
(a) Cilial types.
(b) Mollusk types.
(c) Arthropod types.
(d) Regenerative types.

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

3. What does Gould focus on to bring the Burgess Shale into clear view?
(a) Des Collin's insight.
(b) Technical perfection
(c) Opabinia's dissection.
(d) Whittington's insight.

4. Of Whittington's team, who was more methodologically conservative?
(a) Simeon Martin.
(b) Derek Briggs.
(c) Whittington.
(d) Conway Morris.

5. How can scientists describe the structure of evolutionary inference?
(a) Fairly intuitive.
(b) Quite complex.
(c) Quite simple.
(d) Fairly easy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Whittington's first monograph about?

2. Who dissented with Whittington about Aysehaia?

3. What new view did Whittington now understand?

4. What was Yohoia specialized for?

5. When did Whittington publish his first monograph?

(see the answer key)

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