The Beak of the Finch Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Part 2, Chapter 11)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?
a) The Pittsburgh Penguins.
b) The faculty of the University of Michigan.
c) Plains Indians.
d) The Pilgrims.

2. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?
a) To be speckled.
b) To specify.
c) To sing.
d) To see.

3. Whose "Thinking Path" is described in Chapter 9?
a) David Lack's.
b) Darwin's.
c) John Milton's.
d) Peter Grant's.

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

5. Who, when observing Darwin's...
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