2013-4-11 - The Bone Wars

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The article says that paleontology was a young science in the United States in the mid-1800s. Which sentence from the text reveals that paleontologists of the time were not very knowledgeable about their field?

"A scientist names Leidy quickly published an article showing that Cope's drawing of the beast's skeleton mistakenly stuck its skull on its tail."

"Decades later, March would claim he first discovered Cope's mistake, but there is noproof of this."

"Because they published their findings as quickly as possible, they made many mistakes."

"Unlike Cope's mistake with Elasmosaurus, paleontologists did not completely fix Marsh's Brontosaurus blunder for nearly 100 years."

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Marsh and Cope had a stormy relationship. Which event was the MOST important influence on this relationship?

Marsh paid Cope's team foreman to send new fossils to him.

Marsh claimed he was the first to discover a mistake by Cope.

Groups of their workers threw rocks at each other.

Cope and Marsh attacked each other in the newspapers.

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Which sentence BEST describes how the two paleontologists influenced each other?

Cope and Marsh would do almost anything to become public celebrities.

The competition between Cope and Marsh pushed each man to make amazing discoveries.

Cope and Marsh's mistakes destroyed their credibility as paleontologists.

Cope and March would have discovered even more dinosaur bones if they had worked together.

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Each man thought he was better in his field that the other. Which evidence from the text BEST supports the inference that Cope also thought he was smarter than Marsh?

Cope told the NEW YORK HERALD about Marsh's actions.

Cope described a newly found extinct sea reptile he named Elasmosaurus

Cope wanted his brain size to be compared to Marsh's after death.

Cope published scientific articles viciously attacking Marsh's ideas.

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A good summary includes only important details. Which of the following details in NOT important enough to include in a summary of the article?

The rivalry between Cope and Marsh affected their fieldwork.

Cope and Marsh brought to light some amazing discoveries.

Each man's rush to claim glory caused mistakes to be made.

The men gained fame due to their letters in the NEW YORK HERALD.

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The last paragraph says that the Bone Wars have a mixed legacy. How does the author develop this idea?

by concentrating on the mistakes that Cope and MArsh made.

by giving the pros and cons of Cope and Marsh's rivalry.

by giving the causes and effects of Cope and Marsh's rivalry

by stating in sequence events detailing Cope and Marsh's rivalry.

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BONUS: Summarize in your own words the rivalry between Cope and Marsh. Include important details from the article

BONUS: The last paragraph of the article states that, "Cope and Marsh's cutthroat behavior earned American paleontology a bad reputation." Explain why this was true. Cite two pieces of textual evidence to support you inference.

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