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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Burgess Drama, Act 5. The Maturation of a Research Program: Life after Aysheaia, 1979 - Doomsday (There Are No Final Answers).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What complex creature did Morris decide to focus on?
(a) Normaia.
(b) Trixolo.
(c) Wiwaxia.
(d) Phylomari.

2. What does Gould's new interpretation emphasize about human evolution?
(a) It has a single order.
(b) It has five orders.
(c) It has two orders.
(d) It has no single order.

3. Which progressive conception collapses because scientists do not fully understand the mechanisms of change?
(a) Historical Limitation.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Theopathsis.
(d) Progressive Development.

4. When did Whittington publish his first monograph?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1987.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Whittington begin studying Opabinia?

2. What did the dissenter believe should happen to Aysehaia?

3. What does the Burgess Shale represent that occurred 570 million years ago?

4. What type of evidence concerning Opabinia is considered to be decisive?

5. What pushed Whittington beyond the idea he struggled under?

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