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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complex creature did Morris decide to focus on?

2. How many general Burgess revisions did we acquire?

3. What did Naraoia lead Whittington to do?

4. When did prokaryotic cells exist?

5. Why is the Burgess Shale such an amazing find?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Whittington originally think Naraoia was?

2. What sort of series does Chapter 4: Walcott's Vision and the Nature of History transition to and why?

3. What does Gould note about the Burgess work and the Whittington, Briggs and Simon team?

4. What did Collins do when faced with the prevention of Des Collins excavation of Walcott's quarry?

5. How does the book describe Derek Briggs and Simon Conway Morris as students of Oxford?

6. What new species does the fourth act concentrate on?

7. Why did the Burgess Shale drama become a denouement by 1978?

8. What did Leanchoilica look like?

9. How did Naraoia contribute to the Burgess Drama?

10. What does Gould argue about the classification of the Canadaspis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 2 focuses on the myth of the laboratory and of field work. What does Gould have to say about the myths behind these work stations? Discuss three examples that explain how Gould presents these working stations as mythic. Also, determine the similarities and differences between laboratory and field work.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 2, the relationship between Burgess fauna and eukaryotic fauna is examined. of the sequential artist and the reader is examined. Examine the different stages of fauna. Answer the following question: What does this relationship express about evolution in general and about the Burgess Shale in particular? Use one of your own supporting ideas to back up your statement, and at least two examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, Gould discusses the two interpretations of the Burgess Shale, one known as true, and the other known as inaccurate. Using the book for context and description, tell these two different stories in your own words and explain their importance. Be sure to discuss the setting, storyline, and characters which are involved in the two interpretations. Also, answer why Gould chooses to relate the inaccurate version of the Burgess Shale's discovery, as well as the true version.

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