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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?
(a) Genovesa.
(b) New York City.
(c) Daphne Major.
(d) Earth.

3. Who is speaking in the first sentence of Chapter 9?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Rosemary.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Peter Grant.

4. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) Canada.
(b) Paris.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) London.

5. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?
(a) David Lack.
(b) Ian Abbott.
(c) Peter Boag.
(d) Duncan Porter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?

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

3. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?

4. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?

5. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

(see the answer key)

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