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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the concept of a technomyth developed?
(a) At Duke.
(b) At Princeton.
(c) At Berkeley.
(d) At Harvard.

2. Due to the weather, how will Harding have to arrive at the island?
(a) She will have to wait.
(b) By plane.
(c) By boat.
(d) By helicopter.

3. Ten minutes into the men's journey, Thorne, Carr, and Malcolm come across a stream with muddy banks. What do they find in the mud?
(a) A triceratops' print.
(b) Diego's legs.
(c) Levine's notes.
(d) Part of Levine's backpack.

4. According to the story, in what year does Ian Malcolm give a speech in which he states that complex animals die out because of their behavior?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1987.
(d) 2003.

5. According to Malcolm, how long do most mammals survive?
(a) Ten million years.
(b) Four million years.
(c) Seven million years.
(d) One million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Levine's apartment, an entire wall has been dedicated to Levine's search for what?

2. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?

3. Dodgson tells the head of Biosyn that there could be a lucrative market in selling dinosaurs. To whom does Dodgson suggest selling them?

4. What two behaviors are of particular interest to the study of evolution?

5. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?

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