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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many pieces does Quammen ask the reader to imagine the rug being cut into?
(a) 12.
(b) 36.
(c) 144.
(d) 6.
2. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?
(a) Flew.
(b) They developed independently from amphibians there.
(c) Came with humans.
(d) Swam.
3. How did Wallace put Darwin in a tough spot, according to Quammen?
(a) By publishing his theory first.
(b) By having looked at Darwin's theories before he published his own.
(c) By having used some of Darwin's observations in his own work.
(d) By telling him about his work.
4. What is the genre of The Song of the Dodo?
(a) Prophecy.
(b) Fantasy.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Non-fiction.
5. What did Frank Preston say made up the majority of species in any ecosystem?
(a) A few very rare species.
(b) A few very common species.
(c) A large number of fairly common species.
(d) A large number of small animals that served as food for a number of larger animals.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
2. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?
3. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?
4. Why was the thylacine killed off?
5. What ecosystem does Wallace distinguish from ecosystems that developed in isolation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What factors have effectively broken the Persian rug of nature into pieces, according to Quammen?
2. What other Mauritius species does Quammen describe?
3. Who is Philip Darlington, and what was his contribution to the discussion of island size and species count?
4. What was MacArthur and Wilson's contribution to island biogeography?
5. What concept did Wallace develop in the Malay Archipelago?
6. What is dispersal ability and why is it important?
7. What took David Quammen to Madagascar?
8. What is archipelago speciation?
9. What examples does Quammen use of dispersal ability?
10. What is the governing metaphor in the opening chapter?
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