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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Malcolm, how long do most species survive?
(a) Four million years.
(b) Four hundred years.
(c) Four thousand years.
(d) Four billion years.

2. What is the title of the speech Malcolm is giving regarding extinction and complexity theory?
(a) Extinction and Life.
(b) Life at the Edge of Chaos.
(c) The Complexity of Life.
(d) Behavioral Theories in the Cretaceous Period.

3. What have the windows and walls of the research trailer been reinforced with?
(a) The same material used on bullet trains.
(b) The same material used to shield submarines.
(c) The same material used on the space shuttle.
(d) The same material used to build supersonic jet fighters.

4. What does Levine learn about the handling of the carcasses that infuriates him?
(a) The carcasses have all been buried.
(b) The carcasses have all been sent to Harvard for study.
(c) The carcasses have all been dismembered.
(d) The carcasses have all been destroyed.

5. What does Malcolm suggest as the reason for the extinction of complex animals?
(a) Lack of food.
(b) Behavior.
(c) Physical changes.
(d) Environmental changes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Malcolm, what is the characteristic human trait?

2. What supposition does the person who stands and interrupts Malcolm's lecture present to Malcolm and his audience?

3. Of the majority of animals that are now extinct, what percentage of those animals are accounted for due to mass killings?

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

5. Where is Ian Malcolm giving his speech regarding extinction and complexity theory?

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