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The Beak of the Finch Quiz

Jonathan Weiner
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The Beak of the Finch Quiz

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1)

In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"? (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle.
Journals and Remarks.
The Origin of Species.
The Descent of Man.
2)

On what drenched island near the equator do finches live, as mentioned in Chapter 19? (from Part 3, Chapter 20)

Panama.
Cocos.
Rapa Nui.
Jamaica.
3)

In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded? (from Part 1, Chapter 7)

1960.
1972.
1888.
1912.
4)

Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6? (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

Rivulus hartii.
Cichlid.
Prawn.
Piranha.
5)

Who created the concept of the "darwin"? (from Part 1, Chapter 7)

Trevor Price.
Charles Darwin.
J.B.S. Haldane.
Peter Grant.
6)

Whose "Thinking Path" is described in Chapter 9? (from Part 2, Chapter 9)

Peter Grant's.
Darwin's.
David Lack's.
John Milton's.
7)

What is "one of the greatest remaining mysteries in biology," according to Weiner? (from Part 3, Chapter 20)

Pigmentation.
The missing link.
Origins of the universe.
Human consciousness.
8)

In what year does the first part of the epilogue take place? (from Epilogue)

1882.
1861.
1993.
1973.
9)

Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8? (from Part 2, Chapter 8)

The fuliginosa.
The hybrids between the magnirostris and the fortis.
The scandens.
The hybrids between the scandens and the fortis.
10)

What caused the heavy rains in December 1982? (from Part 1, Chapter 7)

Unusually cold weather.
A typhoon.
El Niño.
Global warming.
11)

How many species of Cichlid live in Lake Victoria? (from Part 2, Chapter 14)

15.
56.
500.
200.
12)

How many plants grew in Darwin's cup of dirt? (from Part 2, Chapter 9)

537.
10.
326.
82.
13)

How many sparrows survived the first population crash that Jamie Smith studied? (from Part 1, Chapter 7)

102.
8.
56.
14.
14)

Where did Darwin find the finch Magnirostris magnirostris? (from Part 3, Chapter 17)

Floreana.
Santa Cruz.
San Cristóbal.
Genovesa.
15)

What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz? (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

Santiago.
Puerto Vallarta.
Rapa Nui.
Puerto Ayora.
16)

What does the Latin word "reticulum" mean? (from Part 2, Chapter 13)

Net.
Diversion.
Explosion.
Line.
17)

What is different from farm to farm in the Mississippi Delta? (from Part 3, Chapter 17)

Wildflowers.
Crop circles.
Birdsong.
Mosquito density.
18)

What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study? (from Part 2, Chapter 11)

Fruit bats.
Manta rays.
Fruit flies.
Dragonflies.
19)

Who wrote the article on global warming that is discussed in Chapter 18? (from Part 3, Chapter 19)

John Endler.
Andrew Bakun.
Trevor Price.
Phillip Gingerich.
20)

What is the setting of the first part of the epilogue? (from Epilogue)

Princeton.
Daphne Major.
Alberta.
London.
21)

Chapter 8 mentions that Peter has to deliver a lecture in which country? (from Part 2, Chapter 8)

France.
England.
Greece.
Hungary.
22)

Who is studying the Sticklebacks? (from Part 2, Chapter 12)

Dolph Schluter.
Chris Chaplin.
Trevor Price.
Peter Boag.
23)

Approximately how many species of plants exist in the Galapagos? (from Part 2, Chapter 9)

12.
50.
700.
2000.
24)

Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13? (from Part 2, Chapter 13)

Plato.
Euripides.
Heraclitus.
Socrates.
25)

Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6? (from Part 1, Chapter 6)

Guppy.
Goldfish.
Betta.
Cod.
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