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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Reconstruction of the Burgess Shale: Toward a New View of Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the "death of the dinosaurs" boundary make possible?
(a) The development of smaller mammals.
(b) The development of large mammals like humans.
(c) The development of large tortoises and sharks.
(d) The development of rodents.

2. When was the famed "death of the dinosaurs?"
(a) 100 thousand million years ago.
(b) 10 million years ago.
(c) 65 million years ago.
(d) 20 million years ago.

3. What does the evolution of life contain, according to Gould's explanations and illustrations?
(a) "Decimation and diversification."
(b) "Annihilation and acceptance."
(c) "Reconstruction and growth."
(d) "Agreement and speculation."

4. How many levels are there in the taxonomy of life?
(a) Few.
(b) None.
(c) Several.
(d) Hundreds.

5. What cost comes with accepting Gould's picture of human evolution?
(a) Monetary cost.
(b) Psychological cost.
(c) Compensatory cost.
(d) Physical cost.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Gould's perspective, what historical understanding does the Burgess shale offer humanity?

2. What association does Gould make with progress and evolution?

3. What comprises the first 4 billion years of Earth's history?

4. What make up periods?

5. What is the Burgess Shale composed of?

(see the answer key)

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