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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was served for dinner on the first night of Hanukkah in Chapter 7?
(a) Pig.
(b) Beef.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Kangaroo meat.

2. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?
(a) A small boy.
(b) Shepherd.
(c) A false lover.
(d) Devil.

3. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?
(a) Skull and crossbones.
(b) Star.
(c) Toad skeleton.
(d) Dragon.

4. What color eyes does Kolbert's guide have who shows her around Dob's Linn?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

5. Where was the Icelandic Institute of Natural History located?
(a) Akuyeyri.
(b) Reykjavik.
(c) Njarovik.
(d) Kopavogur.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Dob's Linn located?

2. When Lyell's work was printed in a first run, how many copies were printed?

3. According to Paul Crutzen, how much of the earth had been transformed by human activity?

4. When was the breeding season for auks?

5. During a conversation at the pub in the world's narrowest hotel, what favorite subject of Zalasiewicz was discussed?

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