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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preston's Bell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
(a) The outrage of the rug weavers.
(b) The joy of the scissors.
(c) The dissolution of the design.
(d) The despair of the threads.

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

3. What does a species have if it has high dispersal ability?
(a) The ability to move from place to place.
(b) The ability to withstand great environmental changes.
(c) The ability to adapt to new environmental conditions.
(d) The ability to change their environment to suit their own traits.

4. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?
(a) To work with Wallace and publish a joint theory.
(b) Credit Wallace and share the glory with him.
(c) Publish an outline quickly.
(d) To buy Wallace's notes from him, and pledge him to silence.

5. Who is Philip Darlington?
(a) A biologist.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A mathematician.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?

2. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?

3. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

4. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?

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

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