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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who said: "Progress has been much more general than retrogression." (from Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 14)

Charles Darwin.

Aristotle.

Henry Adams.

Beethoven.

2.

Who's maiden name is Boone? (from Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 17-Chapter 18)

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Selena MacIntosh.

Mary Hepburn.

Hisako Hiroguchi.

3.

What food source is a cure for people with vitamin and mineral deficiencies? (from Book Two: And the Thing Became, Chapter 7-Chapter 8)

Seaweed.

Shark fin.

Oysters.

Whale tongue.

4.

What film footage did Mary Hepburn show her students when she lectured on the Galapagos Islands at Ilium High School? (from Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 19-Chapter 20)

The courtship dance of the finches.

The courtship dance of the waved albatross.

The courtship dance of the blue-footed boobies.

The courtship dance of the red-footed boobies.

5.

According to the narrator, what two animals keep the human population nice and manageable, and nobody starves? (from Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 21-Chapter 22)

Sea turtles and fish.

Blue-footed boobies and finches.

Dolphins and stingrays.

Killer whales and sharks.

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