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

2. What factors did Simberloff and Abele cite in their challenge to Wilson and MacArthur's hypothesis?
(a) Competition and adaptation.
(b) Adaptive radiation and endemism.
(c) Competition dispersal ability and number of species.
(d) Size change and relictualism.

3. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?
(a) A crocodile.
(b) A bird.
(c) A spider.
(d) A snake.

4. When was the concept of the minimum viable population introduced?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1967.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What turnover rate did Wilson and MacArthur predict for Krakatau?

3. According to Jared Diamond, a nature reserve has to have what characteristics, in order to support a large number of species?

4. What does Quammen say makes his field important?

5. How many indri are living in the forests Quammen visited?

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