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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 a common way to identify gorillas?
(a) Paw prints.
(b) Nose prints.
(c) Ear tags.
(d) Size of teeth.

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

3. What is the name of Fossey's camp?
(a) Karisoke Research Centre.
(b) Nairobi Animal Foundation.
(c) Primate Research Facility.
(d) Fossey Institute.

4. Who meets Fossey?
(a) Amber.
(b) Angela.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Joan.

5. What animals routinely thwart Fossey's efforts to observe and study the gorillas?
(a) Cows.
(b) Giraffes.
(c) Elk.
(d) Buffalo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which feminine name is given to one of the feeding zones?

2. Fossey stumbled through the woods. To gain her footing, Fossey grabbed into what she thought was a vine. It was not a vine; it was a ______.

3. What is the name of the man who is funding the study?

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

5. Who approaches Fossey about a long term study of the gorillas?

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