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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. People claiming to be press photographers entered and photographed Malcolm's office. What journal do the photographers claim to be from?
(a) Bioethics and Nature.
(b) Chaos in All.
(c) Complexity Quarterly.
(d) Chaos Quarterly.

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

3. As Harding walks through the jungle, she climbs a tree to safety as predator dinosaurs attack another herd. How many predators attack?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

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

5. What is Malcolm known for amongst his peers?
(a) His creative style.
(b) His pessimism.
(c) His optimism.
(d) His anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1840s, who calls the giant fossils that he finds "Dinosauria"?

2. Malcolm dresses entirely in one color. What color is it?

3. According to Malcolm's assessment of the island population, about how many dinosaur species are present on the island?

4. What is the name of Thorne's foreman?

5. When are the high levels of iridium at the K-T boundary discovered?

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