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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?
(a) The McGill nutcracker.
(b) The McGill barometer.
(c) Sphygmomanometer.
(d) The Princeton omni-tool.

3. In how many portfolios did Charles Darwin store his field notes?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 75-80.

4. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1888.

5. What does the Latin word "reticulum" mean?
(a) Net.
(b) Explosion.
(c) Diversion.
(d) Line.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?

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

3. Approximately how many species of birds are there in the world?

4. What does the Difficilis on the Pinta eat?

5. According to chapter 9, what percentage of the birds on Darwin's property were killed in the cold weather?

(see the answer key)

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