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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI-XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Charles Darwin when he was invited to serve as a sort of gentleman's companion to the captain of the HMS "Beagle"?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 22.

2. What group did Condon and Millar, Zalasiewicz's colleagues, work for?
(a) American Geophysical Union.
(b) Aberdeen Geological Survey.
(c) Austrian Geological Society.
(d) British Geological Survey.

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

4. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 750.
(d) 1,500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During a conversation at the pub in the world's narrowest hotel, what favorite subject of Zalasiewicz was discussed?

2. Where did Charles Lyell attend university?

3. What was the gestation period for a Sumatran rhino?

4. How many prey could a colony of army ants on the march consume per day?

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

(see the answer key)

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