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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the female companion?
(a) Jessie.
(b) Joan.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Janice.

2. The author first encounters ___ groups of gorillas.
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?
(a) Leighton.
(b) Gordon.
(c) Leakey.
(d) Root.

4. What is Fossey's first stop in Africa?
(a) Olduvai.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) Kabara.
(d) Nairobi.

5. Fossey becomes aware of the extreme danger posed by ____ and poachers.
(a) Carnivores.
(b) Traps.
(c) Fire.
(d) Natives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was known as the Rwandan "Chef des Brigades?"

2. What is the name of the couple the woman wants to meet?

3. How many weeks later does Fossey go into a gorilla-inhabited territory?

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

5. What animal remains are a topic of interest?

(see the answer key)

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