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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lovejoy trying to determine with his plan?
(a) An ideal number of reserves for a landscape.
(b) A critical number of ecosystems for a conservation strategy.
(c) An ideal size for a nature reserve.
(d) An ideal number of species per acre.

2. How would you describe Quammen's style?
(a) Pedantic.
(b) Patient and thorough.
(c) Linear.
(d) Disjointed.

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

4. How does Quammen describe the indri?
(a) Amicable.
(b) Impulsive.
(c) Reclusive.
(d) Extroverted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What data does William Newmark look at in his studies?

2. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

3. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?

4. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?

5. Why was the thylacine killed off?

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