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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What function does the first chapter serve?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Introduction.
(c) Prediction.
(d) Prophecy.

2. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?
(a) Off-hand.
(b) Sophisticated.
(c) Familiar.
(d) Technical and precise.

3. What were theories of species evolution based on in Wallace's time?
(a) Guesses.
(b) Religion.
(c) Superstition.
(d) Science.

4. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?
(a) 36.
(b) 144.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. What is a trophic cascade?
(a) The consequences of habitat depletion.
(b) The interrelation between species.
(c) The cycle of expansion and contraction in animal populations.
(d) The result of change in one species' hunting habits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ecosystem does Wallace distinguish from ecosystems that developed in isolation?

2. What evidence did Wallace site to suggest problems with the special creation theory?

3. What was Tasmania's environmental history, according to Quammen?

4. When did Krakatau erupt?

5. What is the Guam rail?

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