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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 through 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Mark and Delia decide to hire an assistant?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1980.

2. What do hyenas mark to show the path they have traveled?
(a) Trees.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Grass stems.
(d) Hyenas do not mark.

3. How old was Mox at the time when he was hired by the Owens?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Sixteen.

4. How wide was the fire that swept through the Kalahari during the month of July?
(a) 40 miles wide.
(b) 20 miles wide.
(c) 30 miles wide.
(d) 50 miles wide.

5. In what type of landscape did Star live?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a burrow.
(c) In a bush.
(d) In a den.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Owens know that Mox quit his position as assistant?

2. What type of tree marked the border of the Owens' camp in the Kalahari?

3. Which of the following small animals did Mox inadvertently kill while collecting mice for research?

4. How much money did the National Geographic society grant to the Owens for their research?

5. According to the theory of "survival of the fittest," what is most important to gene preservation?

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