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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Fossey find in the young gorilla's dung?
(a) Claw.
(b) Toe.
(c) Bone.
(d) Teeth.

2. How many weeks later does Fossey go into a gorilla-inhabited territory?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. Which operation is supposedly required before Fossey can return to Africa?
(a) Appendectomy.
(b) Tonsilectomy.
(c) Inner ear.
(d) Heart.

4. What is the name of the couple the woman wants to meet?
(a) Larson.
(b) Lindsey.
(c) Leakey.
(d) Lacey.

5. Like many secured human communities, the gorillas tend to use _____ to protect their young.
(a) Enforcers.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Fences.
(d) Sentries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old, on average, is the youngest group of gorillas to leave their mothers?

2. Which gorilla groups are tracked from Fossey's first campsite?

3. How many adult silverback males are in this group?

4. What item does the gorilla want more than anything?

5. In examining the health of the gorillas, Fossey determines that the majority of the groups most likely have a _____ deficiency.

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