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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bedo's reputation?
(a) A gadfly.
(b) A ladies man.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) An indispensable help.

2. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Foster.
(d) Quammen.

3. How many individuals were thought to be necessary to prevent harmful inbreeding?
(a) 500.
(b) 200.
(c) 50.
(d) 5,000.

4. What does Quammen say the indri's future looks like?
(a) Expansion of territory and population.
(b) Likely extinction.
(c) Probable recovery.
(d) Quammen says it is uncertain.

5. What kinds of animals did Philip Darlington look at?
(a) Insects.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Mammals.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quammen believe happened to Bedo?

2. How long after the eruption did it take for 271 species to be counted at Krakatau?

3. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

4. What is the difference between an isolate and a sample?

5. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?

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