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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hedgehog of the Amazon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?
(a) A terrifying vision of the destruction of ecosystems.
(b) A deep devotion to the science of zoology.
(c) A sharp eye for different traits in insects.
(d) A clear vision of the profits to be made in providing scientists with specimens.

2. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?
(a) By having looked at Darwin's theories before he published his own.
(b) By having used some of Darwin's observations in his own work.
(c) By publishing his theory first.
(d) By telling him about his work.

3. What does Quammen say an island is?
(a) A sample.
(b) A replica of other ecosystems.
(c) A fundamentally unique environment.
(d) An isolate.

4. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?
(a) Came with humans.
(b) Swam.
(c) They developed independently from amphibians there.
(d) Flew.

5. What did Lawrence Abele find in his studies?
(a) That immigration and extinction are mitigated by adaptation and evolve.
(b) That the territorial needs of each species will be determined by their place on the food chain.
(c) That two coral heads supported more species than one similar-sized head.
(d) That human influences are part of the environment and cannot be ignored in theories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the Guam rail?

3. What did Wilson and MacArthur postulate according to Quammen?

4. What literary device describes the questions David Quammen asks about the rug?

5. What does Quammen say about Wilson and Macarthur's 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'?

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