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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One: The Thing Was, Chapter 13-Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the body of water named in honor of Charles Darwin?
(a) The Darwin Bay.
(b) The Darwin River.
(c) The Darwin Stream.
(d) The Bay of Charles.

2. Who coined the term "biology?"
(a) Sigmund Freud.
(b) Gottfried Treveranus.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Charles Darwin.

3. What was the narrator's father's occupation?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A science-fiction writer.
(c) A pastry chef.
(d) A biology teacher.

4. When is the Bahia scheduled to sail?
(a) January 1, 1986.
(b) November 28, 1986.
(c) April 1, 1986.
(d) July 4, 1986.

5. How many years does it take the Bahia to sink?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has claimed to have been exposed to radiation when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan?

2. Who is considered to be wild and greedy and inconsiderate, but not insane?

3. What is the name of the Ecuadorian currency that has become worth less than a banana peel?

4. Where did Wait meet, court, and marry his first wife?

5. In what year was the last human marriage in the Galapagos Islands performed?

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