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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Rarity Unto Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What tragedy struck Wallace on his return to England?
(a) He became sick and nearly died.
(b)
(c) He lost his specimens and notes in a shipwreck.
(d) Someone else arrived in England a few weeks before him with similar specimens.

4. What was Tasmania's environmental history, according to Quammen?
(a) It was formed by a volcano in the sea.
(b) It was isolated by a growing mountain range in India.
(c) It experienced a catastrophic eruption that killed off everything on the island, before life returned slowly.
(d) It was separated from Australia by water.

5. What assumption does Quammen make at the end of his introductory chapter?
(a) That people are outraged about the disappearance of species.
(b) That people are hungry for economic growth, even at the expense of ecosystems.
(c) That people are willing to change their habits in order to save ecosystems.
(d) That people don't know anything about his field.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?

2. When did Krakatau erupt?

3. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?

4. What literary term describes Quammen's use of the image of the Persian rug?

5. Who was Truganini?

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