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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the beak of a finch that is about to mate?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

2. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?
(a) British Columbia.
(b) Patagonia.
(c) England.
(d) Michigan.

3. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?
(a) The Voyage of the Beagle.
(b) Galapagos.
(c) The Origin of Species.
(d) War and Peace.

4. How long have the Grants been conducting research on this island?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus.
(b) Peter Grant.
(c) John Gould.
(d) Darwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

2. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?

3. How old are the oldest finches on the island?

4. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?

5. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?

(see the answer key)

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