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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. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?
(a) Percy R. Lowe.
(b) David Lack.
(c) Osbert Salvin.
(d) William Paley.

2. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?
(a) Awl.
(b) Chisel.
(c) Shovel.
(d) Pickaxe.

3. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?
(a) Seals.
(b) Bracket fungi.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Sea cucumbers.

4. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?
(a) FitzRoy.
(b) FitzWilliam.
(c) Dickens.
(d) McCoy.

5. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Daphne Major.
(c) Sin Nombre.
(d) Isabela.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which biologist thought of Darwin's finches as "not separate species at all, but 'hybrid swarms'"?

2. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

3. On which island in the Galapagos archipelago did Darwin land first?

4. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?

5. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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