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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall were adult auks?
(a) 4 feet tall.
(b) 1 1/2 feet tall.
(c) More than 2 1/2 feet tall.
(d) About 3 feet tall.

2. Where did the HMS "Beagle" make its first stop?
(a) Tasmania.
(b) St. Jago.
(c) Mauritius.
(d) Argentina.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?

2. What size was a skeleton discovered west of Buenos Aires?

3. In 1984, where were grains of shocked quartz found in a layer of clay?

4. When were the first mastodon bones discovered that were subjected to scientific study?

5. How many eggs was it thought the great auk produced in a year?

(see the answer key)

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