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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. Who is Philip Darlington?
(a) A mathematician.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A biologist.
(d) A writer.
2. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?
(a) Sociological insights.
(b) Personal stories.
(c) Jokes.
(d) Apocalyptic visions.
3. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?
(a) Extended metaphor.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Symbolism.
4. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?
(a) On islands and on land.
(b) Only on islands.
(c) Only in areas separated by steep mountains or deserts.
(d) In the bottoms of lakes.
5. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?
(a) Ability to be carried in other animals' fur.
(b) Ability to swim long distances.
(c) Ability to be carried on wind currents.
(d) Ability to go without water for weeks.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Quammen describe the efforts of other scientists?
2. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?
3. Where did the dodo nest?
4. What did Frank Preston say made up the majority of species in any ecosystem?
5. How does Quammen find fault with other scientists studying extinctions?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the understanding about the variety of life forms before the theory of evolution came along?
2. What examples does Quammen use of dispersal ability?
3. What is trophic cascade?
4. What practical assertion does Quammen say Frank Preston made based on his findings?
5. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern of the Persian rug?
6. How did David Wallace make his start as a biologist, in Quammen's narrative?
7. What findings of Michael Soule's does Quammen cite at the end of Chapter 4, "Rarity Unto Death"?
8. What is the governing metaphor in the opening chapter?
9. What examples does Quammen cite of species changing size on islands?
10. Who is Frank Preston, and what was his contribution to the discussion of island size and species count?
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