The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 6, Weiner compares evolution to the motion of which object?
(a) A kaleidoscope.
(b) A Jackson Pollock painting.
(c) A whirligig.
(d) A volcano.

2. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Booby.
(c) Bluebird.
(d) Finch.

3. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?
(a) El Niño.
(b) Sexual selection.
(c) Natural selection.
(d) The principle of divergence.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?
(a) The Agony and the Ecstasy.
(b) Waiting for Godot.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) The Sound and the Fury.

5. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?
(a) Washington University of St. Louis.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Ohio State University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

2. Which book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?

4. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?

5. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?

(see the answer key)

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