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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Man Who Knew Islands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Wallace travel after the Amazon?
(a) Australia.
(b) The Malay Archipelago.
(c) Galapagos islands.
(d) Palestine.

2. What does Quammen says Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace had in common?
(a) They both found hostile responses to their work.
(b) They both collected insects and primates.
(c) They both studied birds.
(d) They both studied island ecosystems.

3. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?
(a) Madagascar.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Sri Lanka.
(d) Galapagos.

4. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?
(a) Faunal collapse.
(b) Relaxation to equilibrium.
(c) Ecosystem decay.
(d) Catastrophic deterioration.

5. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?
(a) 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'.
(b) 'The Selfish Gene'.
(c) 'The Mismeasure of Man'.
(d) 'The Origin of Species'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?

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

3. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?

4. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?

5. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?

(see the answer key)

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