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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What complex creature did Morris decide to focus on?
(a) Trixolo.
(b) Normaia.
(c) Wiwaxia.
(d) Phylomari.
2. What did Whittington first think about Naraoia?
(a) It is the first trilobite.
(b) It is a unique form of trilobite.
(c) It is the grandfather of Marella.
(d) It is the cousin of Yohoia.
3. What did Gould note about the Burgess work at this time, in Act 5?
(a) Whittington, Briggs and Simon have begun to work on other topics.
(b) Whittington has left the work to Simon and Briggs.
(c) Whittington and Simon have begun to work on other topics.
(d) Briggs has left the Burgess team.
4. What is the classification of animal species specifically warned to not be made on alone?
(a) Five or more paleontologists.
(b) Appearance, function and historical context.
(c) The basis of similarities and differences.
(d) Time and timing of the discovery.
5. Which old category did the team focus on to classify Opabinia?
(a) "Worms."
(b) "Trilobites."
(c) "Mechanisms."
(d) "Beetles."
Short Answer Questions
1. How many general Burgess revisions did we acquire?
2. What did Naraoia lead Whittington to do?
3. What is the problem with the Burgess Shale in relation to many of the similarities and distinctions?
4. What was once often a focus of the fauna?
5. Who dissented with Whittington about Aysehaia?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the Burgess Shale drama become a denouement by 1978?
2. What sort of series does Chapter 4: Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History transition to and why?
3. Why does Gould deplore the prevention of Des Collins excavation of Walcot's quarry?
4. How is Whittington inclined to see Opabinia during his initial observations?
5. What did Leanchoilica look like?
6. What did Sanctacaris look like?
7. How does the book describe Derek Briggs and Simon Conway Morris as students of Oxford?
8. Describe Wiwaxia.
9. How does Gould describe the relationship between Oxford advisors and their students?
10. What other monographs were published in 1981 concerning the Burgess Shale and by who?
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