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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Alvarezes published their hypothesis, how many sites did they know of where the iridium layer was exposed?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?
(a) James Bryant.
(b) Chris Langdon.
(c) Peter Andrews.
(d) William Wyatt.

3. How many miles separated Galapagos from the coast of South America?
(a) 250.
(b) 500.
(c) 350.
(d) 450.

4. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?
(a) London.
(b) Berne.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Paris.

5. Where did Silman teach?
(a) Furman University.
(b) Clemson University.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) Wake Forest University.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the tenth edition of Car Linnaeus' "Systema Naturae" published?

2. When Acropora millepora spawned, how many eggs would be in each egg-sperm bundle?

3. Where did the HMS "Beagle" make its first stop?

4. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?

5. What color was the La Loma robber frog?

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