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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Alvarezes' paper "Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction" published?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1981.

2. What type of frog can live in the Australian desert?
(a) Tree frogs.
(b) Wood frog.
(c) Spring peppers.
(d) Sandhill frog.

3. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?
(a) Byrd Island.
(b) Funk Island.
(c) Fowl Island.
(d) Penguin Island.

4. How wide was a volcanic crater mentioned by the author in Chapter I?
(a) Almost 4 feet.
(b) Nearly 5 feet.
(c) 3 feet.
(d) 2 feet.

5. When did a volcanic eruption force the entire population of Ischia to take refuge on Castello Aragonese?
(a) 1302.
(b) 1460.
(c) 1411.
(d) 1312.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog first identified?

2. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

3. When were undergraduate students recruited for an experiment about perception?

4. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?

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

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