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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through World in Pieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Krakatau?
(a) Italy.
(b) Japan.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Malay Archipelago.

2. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
(a) When a species is threatened by new predators.
(b) When an island loses all its life after a catastrophic event.
(c) When a species is forced to find new food sources.
(d) When the species is isolated by mountain ranges or lakes.

3. How does Quammen describe the indri?
(a) Extroverted.
(b) Impulsive.
(c) Amicable.
(d) Reclusive.

4. What is the Guam rail?
(a) A dog.
(b) A marsupial.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A bird.

5. How many indri are living in the forests Quammen visited?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Tens.
(d) Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the special creation theory?

2. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?

3. What is a minimum viable population?

4. According to Jared Diamond, a nature reserve has to have what characteristics, in order to support a large number of species?

5. Which theory is Quammen supporting when he cites the work of William Newmark?

(see the answer key)

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