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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Cuvier give the "mastodonte" its name in a paper he published?
(a) 1796.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1806.
(d) 1799.

3. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?
(a) 4,500.
(b) About 5,000.
(c) Just over 7,000.
(d) 3,500.

4. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2012.

5. How many eggs was it thought the great auk produced in a year?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?

2. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?

3. How long after the author read an article about the five great mass extinctions that had occurred on the earth did she book a plane to Panama?

4. How many auk beaks were found in an ancient grave in Canada?

5. When did Europeans begin making regular voyages to Newfoundland?

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