SparkNotes: Jurassic Park: Quiz

What kind of dinosaur is Dr. Grant excavating in Montana?

(A) Brontosaurus

(B) Velociraptor

(C) Dilophosaur

(D) Procompsognathid

Dr. Malcolm espouses which scientific theory?

(A) Gene theory

(B) Darwinian theory

(C) Chaos theory

(D) Game theory

How many species of dinosaur live in Jurassic Park?

(A) Five

(B) Ten

(C) Fifteen

(D) Twenty

Who is responsible for the rabies outbreak in Chile?

(A) The InGen Corporation

(B) Dennis Nedry

(C) The Biosyn Corporation

(D) The Walt Disney Corporation

Which character is NOT skeptical about the future of Jurassic Park?

(A) Ian Malcolm

(B) Donald Gennaro

(C) Robert Muldoon

(D) John Hammond

What is the problem with the park's computer system that tallies the number of animals?

(A) It is designed to notice if the animals start breeding

(B) It does not work when the animals go out of range of the motion sensors

(C) It is prone to software crashes

(D) It is designed to account only for missing animals, rather than extra ones

Besides escaping the dinosaurs, why do Grant and the kids need to get back to the control room?

(A) To save Malcolm

(B) To contact the supply ship before it reaches Costa Rica

(C) To warn everyone about the velociraptors

(D) To prevent the pterodactyls from eating each other

Why does Gennaro stay with Dr. Harding, Dr. Sattler, and the sick stegosaurus rather than go on with the rest of the tour?

(A) He is clairvoyant and knows the tyrannosaurus is about to attack the others

(B) He feels he owes a debt to animals in the park and wants to help them any way he can

(C) He has a bout of motion sickness from the touring car

(D) He wants to put the moves on Dr. Sattler

By the end of the novel, which dinosaur species is presumed to have attacked Tina?

(A) Procompsognathid

(B) Tyrannosaurus

(C) Velociraptor

(D) Hypsilophodontids

How does Grant escape the tyrannosaurus?

(A) He freezes, realizing that the dinosaur cannot see him if he does not move

(B) He makes a lot of noise and scares it away

(C) He pokes it in the nose and eyes with his forefingers

(D) He runs away as fast as he can

Where does most of the dinosaur DNA used in the park come from?

(A) Ground-up dinosaur fossils

(B) Insects preserved in ancient amber

(C) It is modified from DNA of modern-day lizards

(D) It is synthesized in a laboratory

What does Grant finally conclude about the strange behavior he observes in the velociraptor nest?

(A) The raptors are organized into a matriarchal society

(B) There is an outbreak of disease among the velociraptors on the island

(C) The raptors want to migrate

(D) The raptors are much larger than real prehistoric raptors ever would have been