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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?
(a) Skull and crossbones.
(b) Star.
(c) Toad skeleton.
(d) Dragon.

6. 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) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 20.
(d) 21.

7. What color eyes does Kolbert's guide have who shows her around Dob's Linn?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

8. How many hooks would Armannsson have on his line when he fished for cod?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 450.
(c) 350.
(d) 5,000.

9. When were undergraduate students recruited for an experiment about perception?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1949.

10. When did Europeans begin making regular voyages to Newfoundland?
(a) 17th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 18th century.

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

12. What type of stone was in the jagged outcropping of Dob's Linn?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Shale.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) Granite.

13. When was the last auk killed?
(a) 1831.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1821.
(d) 1812.

14. How long were auk eggs?
(a) About 5 inches.
(b) About 3 inches.
(c) 4 inches.
(d) 6 inches.

15. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?
(a) As many as 100,000 pairs.
(b) About 50,000 pairs.
(c) 75,000 pairs.
(d) 10,000 pairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Walter Alvarez visit the Gola del Bottaccione?

3. How long did the uniformitarian account of extinction hold up?

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

5. Where was the Icelandic Institute of Natural History located?

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