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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rare, or Medium Rare?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Douglas Adams reveals that there is a good living to be made in Bali from pointing at ________.
(a) Buildings.
(b) Animals.
(c) Houses.
(d) Cars.

2. Douglas Adams states that the Kakapo is a bird that in some ways reminds him of the ________.
(a) Brazilian martial art industry.
(b) British motorbike industry.
(c) Irish alcohol industry.
(d) American tourist industry.

3. In Heartbeats in the Night, Douglas Adams wonders why so many words that describe what the sun does in the morning begin with the letters "________."
(a) Ma.
(b) Be.
(c) GI.
(d) Sa.

4. Who was the freelance Kakapo tracker working for the New Zealand Department of Conservation?
(a) Arab.
(b) Dobby.
(c) Zhou.
(d) Mike.

5. A little-known fact revealed in the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night, is that one of the more dangerous animals in Africa is the ________.
(a) Blue Antelope.
(b) Lava Mouse.
(c) Cape Warthog.
(d) Ostrich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adams and Carwardine went to Rodrigues Island to look for what animal?

2. All of the following marine creatures are more poisonous than anything on land except for which of the following?

3. What is the name of a plant or animal that is native to an island or region and is found nowhere else at all?

4. What animal is found in New Guinea and has a long and skeletal thin fourth finger?

5. What is the name of Arab's specially-trained and muzzled dog?

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