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

2. When Lyell's work was printed in a first run, how many copies were printed?
(a) 45,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 1,600.
(d) 300.

3. When was the word "catastrophist" first coined?
(a) 1832.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1844.

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

5. According to an old ballad, who was pushed over a precipice at Dob's Linn?
(a) A false lover.
(b) Devil.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) A small boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long a line did Armannsson use when he fished for cod?

2. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

3. Worldwide, how many amphibians species had been identified?

4. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?

5. When did Hall-Spencer first take a trip to the vents near Castello Aragonese?

(see the answer key)

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