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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, by official count, how many species of birds were there in the Amazon?
(a) 250.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 500.
(d) 750.

2. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?
(a) 1746.
(b) 1739.
(c) 1751.
(d) 1716.

3. At the time the author wrote Chapter 9, how much of the earth was ice-free?
(a) 25 million square miles.
(b) 45 million square miles.
(c) 75 million square miles.
(d) 50 million square miles.

4. How close to Australia was One Tree Island?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 75 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

5. When Lyell spoke in Boston, how many people tried to get tickets?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 2,500.
(c) More than 4,000.
(d) About 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?

2. From a single species of tree, how many species of beetles had entomologist Terry Erwin collected?

3. Where did Charles Lyell attend university?

4. Where were the paleontologists from who published a study revealing not only the major five mass extinctions, but many lesser events?

5. What type of frog can live in the Australian desert?

(see the answer key)

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