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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fossey name the showy gorilla?

2. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?

3. Fossey notes that Beethoven has been healing well but has starting acting ____.

4. What adjective is used to describe the young gorilla's nature?

5. What is the name of the female companion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Poppy's near brush with death. What happened? Who/what saved Poppy?

2. How did Leakey gauge Fossey's commitment to the project?

3. Describe at least one harsh lesson learned by Fossey while looking for the animals.

4. Explain Fossey's first trek into the gorillas' territory. Who accompanied Fossey? Why?

5. Discuss the introduction of Icarus. To which group did Icarus belong? Who else belonged to the group?

6. Discuss Fossey's study of gorilla dung. What did Fossey learn from the dung and the gorillas' behavior?

7. What happens when Fossey left Africa? Where did she go? What opportunity arose soon after her return?

8. Discuss the episode in which Brahms was shot by a poacher.

9. Who are Louis and Mary Leakey? How do they play a part in the story? How do they influence Fossey? What misadventure took place while Fossey was in Africa with the couple?

10. What was the unusual behavior of Puck? How did Fossey attempt to appease him? What did Fossey learn from the experience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mountain gorillas are only one of the species that ended up on the endangered species list. What does it mean to be an endangered species? How can humans affect this occurrence? Write a 750 word essay on endangered species. Include these topics: Definition of an endangered species, how the danger is decided and categorized, what is on the list, the criteria, difference between endangered and extinct, ways to be removed from the list, and efforts of people and institutions to reverse the problem.

Essay Topic 2

Funding is always a major issue for projects like the one started by Fossey. Create an outline of the specifics of a similar program. Include a complete breakdown of what would be needed to complete a program like Fossey's, including cost of staff, equipment, properties, facilities, permits, transportation, medicines, etc. How difficult is it to estimate how much money will be needed for a specific period of time? Using this information, create a proposal to be presented to a particular funding source.

Essay Topic 3

Dian Fossey died in 1985. The Karisoke Research Centre lives on under the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International. Compare and contrast the works of the Fund with other organizations involved in similar activities including the Wilkie Foundation, Leakey Foundation, and the National Geographic Society.

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