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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements best describes the lioness Muffin and Moffet tried to court?
(a) She was a barren female.
(b) She was a nomadic female.
(c) She was a dominant female.
(d) She was a weak female.

2. What was Mox's primary language at the time when he was hired?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Afrikaan.

3. In what month does the rainy season typically start in the Kalahari?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) July.

4. What did the Owens hope to learn about the brown hyenas when they tagged them?
(a) Their hunting styles.
(b) Their child rearing.
(c) Their migratory habits.
(d) Their mating rituals.

5. Which of the following did NOT contribute to the deaths of the wildebeest during their migration?
(a) The heat.
(b) Disease.
(c) Poachers.
(d) Scarcity of food.

6. Which of the following is NOT a way that lions communicate with each other?
(a) Through roaring.
(b) Through scent marking.
(c) Through facial expressions.
(d) Through high pitched squealing.

7. During the hot, dry season of 1979, how hot did the riverbed get during the daytime?
(a) 110 degrees.
(b) 130 degrees.
(c) 90 degrees.
(d) 150 degrees.

8. What state was the Owens' campsite in when they returned to it?
(a) It was looted.
(b) It was in complete disarray.
(c) It was exactly as they left it.
(d) It was gone completely.

9. Which of the following people accidentally shot Bones to death?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Anne.
(c) Mark.
(d) Wes.

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

11. What was Mox's initial reaction to the airplane Mark purchased?
(a) He was apathetic to it.
(b) He was intrigued by it.
(c) He was afraid of it.
(d) He was confused by it.

12. How many of Gypsy's cubs died due to starvation?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

13. For which university did Mox gather mice for research?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Michigan University.
(c) Vanderbilt University.
(d) Oxford University.

14. Which of the following large cats did Star and Shadow intimidate away from its kill?
(a) A jaguar.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A lion.

15. During the dry season of 1977, which of the following did not take place?
(a) Females split up into smaller groups to hunt.
(b) There wasn't enough food for the lions.
(c) The lions ate only vegetables.
(d) Males began hunting for their own food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal were the Blue Pride Lions feasting on at the time when Mark immobilized and tagged them?

2. How many times were the Owens stopped by armed gunmen when they tried to return to camp after their visit to the States?

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

4. Which animals did the Owens believe did NOT have adequate habitat space in the reserves?

5. Which of the following animals did the Owens feast on during the BBQ at Dad's?

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