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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. ________ is on the island of Flores and is the nearest port to Komodo.
(a) Labuan Bajo.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Marajó.
(d) Sulawesi.

2. 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) Ostrich.
(d) Cape Warthog.

3. Adams and Carwardine went to Rodrigues Island to look for what animal?
(a) Three-toed sloth.
(b) Spider monkey.
(c) Elegant frog.
(d) Fruit bats.

4. According to Adams, the term "fed up" actually comes from ________.
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Falconry.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. ________ is when a bird shakes its wings and body and is a sign that the bird feels ________.
(a) Warbling / sad.
(b) Rousing / relaxed.
(c) Simpering / lonely.
(d) Yoddeling / scared.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the agent at the Merpati Airlines, there were ________ people booked on Adams and Carwardine's return flight to Bali.

2. According to Adams, what happens to all cats born in Labuan Bajo?

3. Adams informs the reader that ________, from the point of view of the ecology of the Mauritius, is a major problem.

4. What does DOC stand for as it relates to the chapter, Heartbeats in the Night?

5. What was the name of the brilliant, but mad Welshman in his late 30s, who loves birds to the point of obsession?

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