The Sixth Extinction Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Elizabeth Kolbert
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Sixth Extinction Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Elizabeth Kolbert
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dob's Linn located?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Northern Britain.
(d) Ireland.

2. When did Hall-Spencer first take a trip to the vents near Castello Aragonese?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2002.

3. How tall were adult auks?
(a) About 3 feet tall.
(b) More than 2 1/2 feet tall.
(c) 4 feet tall.
(d) 1 1/2 feet tall.

4. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Granite.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Shale.

5. When did Darwin write to Anton Dohrn, founder of a marine biological station at Castello Aragonese?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1892.
(d) 1867.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Zalasiewicz's speciality?

2. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?

3. During the end-Permian extinction, how much did scientists theorize the seas warmed?

4. How many illustrations of species were in "Graptolites in British Stratigraphy"?

5. How many acres of untouched rainforest were inside Reserve 1202?

(see the answer key)

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