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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Owens left the Kalahari for the last time, what was the state of the Blue Pride?
(a) It was separated.
(b) It had shrunk to half its size.
(c) It no longer existed.
(d) It had doubled in size.

2. What luxury did the Owens indulge in during their stay at the Paul's cottage?
(a) Expensive oysters..
(b) A safari trip.
(c) A nice bed.
(d) Champagne.

3. Which of the following groups of lions are typically responsible for hunting in a pride?
(a) The young females.
(b) The dominant males.
(c) The mature females.
(d) The young males.

4. Which of the following groups of animals did the Frankfurt Zoological Society fund a massive program to save?
(a) The giraffes.
(b) The lions.
(c) The wildebeest.
(d) The hippos.

5. According to the theory of "survival of the fittest," what is most important to gene preservation?
(a) The family.
(b) The individual.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade did Mark and Delia first move to the Kalahari?

2. How many years did the National Geographic Society fund the Owens and the work in the Kalahari?

3. Which of the following statements best describes the lioness Muffin and Moffet tried to court?

4. At what time of night did the landscape go quiet, and Mark knew the lions had made a kill?

5. How many lionesses, in total, were part of the pride that crept up to Mark's bed at night?

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