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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I-II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late 1980s, where did an American herpetologist go and find only one single male golden toad?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Dominican Repulican.
(d) Honduras.

2. Where was the Jambato toad found in backyard gardens?
(a) Peru.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Ecuador.
(d) Chile.

3. According to Pascal Tassy, how many proboscidean species had been identified?
(a) 185.
(b) 180.
(c) 170.
(d) 165.

4. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?
(a) River banks.
(b) Shallow caves near creeks.
(c) Shallow running water.
(d) Sand dunes.

5. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?
(a) Houston.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Denver.
(d) Kansas City.

Short Answer Questions

1. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?

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

3. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

4. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?

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

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