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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Levine have a reputation for being?
(a) Devious.
(b) Ruthless.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Rude.

2. Who does Malcolm contact to study the sample from the carcass he receives from Levine?
(a) Sarah Harding.
(b) Elizabeth Gelman.
(c) Ed James.
(d) George Baselton.

3. What does the "K" in K-T boundary stand for?
(a) Curier.
(b) Kelvin.
(c) Complex.
(d) Cretaceous.

4. When Malcolm explains how active our planet is, which of the planet's features does he describe as being relatively new?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Ice caps.
(c) Rain forests.
(d) Grasslands.

5. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?
(a) Sentience.
(b) Desire.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Awareness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What invention makes complexity theory possible?

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

3. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

4. When the second helicopter arrives on the Costa Rican beach, what do the second helicopter's occupants do to the carcass?

5. What do complexity theorists term the behavior that is common to all complex systems?

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