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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to Quammen, is the theory of equilibrium important to science?
(a) Because it can be used to predict human emigrations.
(b) Because it models species extinction worldwide.
(c) Because it is a model for human populations.
(d) Because it applies to mainland populations.

2. What environment is NOT analogous to an island, according to Quammen?
(a) Cave.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Mountaintop.
(d) Lake.

3. What does Quammen say about Wilson and Macarthur's 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'?
(a) It was doubted at the time it was published.
(b) It was practically unnoticed.
(c) It was a book that changed things.
(d) Its effect was not felt for years.

4. How many species of the animal Philip Darlington studied did an island of four square miles possess?
(a) 88.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 217.

5. What does Lawrence Abele study?
(a) Coral.
(b) Tasmanian tigers.
(c) Komodo dragons.
(d) Birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What population does Quammen compare with the thylacine population?

2. What is the tone of Quammen's writing in the opening chapter?

3. How did Wilson and MacArthur test their theory about recolonization?

4. What advice did Darwin receive from his friends, with regard to Wallace's work?

5. What observation did Wilson make to Quammen?

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