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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did paleontologists publish a study revealing not just the major five mass extinctions, but many lesser extinction events?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1980.

3. How long a line did Armannsson use when he fished for cod?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 10,000 feet.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 1,000 feet.

4. What did the market of El Valle offer besides embroidery and hats?
(a) Embalmed marmots.
(b) Green-frog figurines.
(c) Stuffed falcons.
(d) Golden-frog figurines.

5. Where were the paleontologists from who published a study revealing not only the major five mass extinctions, but many lesser events?
(a) University of Montana.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) University of Chicago.
(d) University of Colorado.

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

7. 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) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

8. How long after the author read an article about the five great mass extinctions that had occurred on the earth did she book a plane to Panama?
(a) About a week.
(b) Few days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 6 days.

9. On which edge of Castello Aragonese were the waters more or less unaffected by the vents?
(a) Southern.
(b) Western.
(c) Eastern.
(d) Northern.

10. From what country were Norway rats from?
(a) Egypt.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Norway.

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

12. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?
(a) Popping of the cork of a champagne bottle.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Rain falling on a tin roof.
(d) Popcorn popping.

13. How many auk beaks were found in an ancient grave in Canada?
(a) About 50.
(b) 150.
(c) 300.
(d) More than 100.

14. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?
(a) Monte Corona.
(b) Gubbio.
(c) Padule.
(d) Mengara.

15. When was the tenth edition of Car Linnaeus' "Systema Naturae" published?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1758.
(d) 1736.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?

2. When did Cuvier give the "mastodonte" its name in a paper he published?

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

4. Who first proposed that there had been five great mass extinctions during the history of life on Earth?

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

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