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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jane like to draw as a child?
(a) Houses.
(b) African tribe members.
(c) Insect anatomy.
(d) Chimapnzees.

2. What did Leakey use for tables in his sleeping area?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Books.
(c) Mud bricks.
(d) Branches.

3. Why did Jane's parents send her to live in France?
(a) So she could have better schooling.
(b) So she could speak fluent French.
(c) To get her away from the war.
(d) So they could save money.

4. What species of duck refused to follow Lorenz?
(a) A swan.
(b) An Aylesbury.
(c) A browning.
(d) A mallard.

5. What did Jane need in order to get a major scholarship at Oxford?
(a) A language.
(b) An internship.
(c) A recommendation.
(d) A job.

6. Where does Jane Goddall study chimpanzees?
(a) Tanzania.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Kenya.

7. What was the name of the friend Jane stayed with in Nairobi?
(a) Lou.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Clo.
(d) Esther.

8. What was the name of the friend Goodall met in Kenya?
(a) Clo.
(b) Lauren.
(c) Denice.
(d) Petra.

9. What fictional character is Jane reminded of when she sees the Canary islands?
(a) Doctor Doolittle.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Dr. Moreau.
(d) Tarzan.

10. Who is known as the father of ethology?
(a) Desmond Morris.
(b) Douglas Hume.
(c) David Attenborough.
(d) Konrad Lorenz.

11. What does a dog do before it lies down in bed?
(a) Barks once.
(b) Goes round in a circle.
(c) Rolls on its back.
(d) Whimpers three times.

12. What kind of car did Jane's father own?
(a) A Cortina.
(b) An Aston Martin.
(c) A Jaguar.
(d) A Bentley.

13. What did Goodall like to collect in the area she lived in during the war?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Flowers and shells.
(c) Stones and bones.
(d) Glass.

14. In which city did Jane find a job after she left the clinic?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Bath.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) York.

15. Why did Jane find it so difficult to learn German?
(a) She couldn't pronounce the words.
(b) The grammar was too difficult.
(c) She thought it was an ugly language.
(d) Her host family only spoke to her in English.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the geese come back to Lorenz?

2. In which city was Jane born?

3. What did Jane get a job doing during the holidays?

4. What was the name of the red brick house Jane lived in with Danny, her mother, and Judy?

5. What country did Jane take a train to from South Africa?

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