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

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who developed the "principle of divergence"?

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

3. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?

4. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?

5. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lack discover about the finches, and how was it significant?

2. Compare and contrast evolution as seen through the fossil record and as observed in real time.

3. Of what significance is Darwin's Sandwalk to science?

4. Explain the significance about the year 1983 as described in Chapter 8.

5. Describe the typical method of arrival on Daphne Major.

6. How do the Grants collect blood samples from the finches?

7. Describe what Peter Boag and Laurene Ratcliffe did on Daphne Major while waiting for rain.

8. Describe the Grants' filing system at Princeton.

9. Explain the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker.

10. Explain Darwin's "eureka" from Chapter 10.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Weiner's use of metaphor in explicating the information he presents, citing the finches' resemblance to Sisyphus as an example.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the watch and the watchmaker in Darwin's mental development and in the development of evolutionary thought.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the experiment with the Crossbill finches has affected the study of evolution.

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