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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old, on average, is the youngest group of gorillas to leave their mothers?
(a) 34 months.
(b) 29 months.
(c) 48 months.
(d) 22 months.

2. What item of interest did Fossey want to see?
(a) Lama.
(b) Stadium.
(c) River.
(d) Fossil.

3. To which group did these gorillas belong?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. Where does the character want to go on a trip?
(a) Africa.
(b) India.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Kenya.

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

6. What animal remains are a topic of interest?
(a) Giraffe.
(b) Lion.
(c) Zebra.
(d) Gorilla.

7. What color is associated with the first group of gorillas encountered by Fossey?
(a) Black.
(b) Silver.
(c) Red.
(d) Gold.

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

9. What item does Fossey give to the gorilla to keep him occupied and out of her things?
(a) Mirror.
(b) Ball of string.
(c) Magazine.
(d) Clay.

10. What is a common sign of contentment for the gorillas?
(a) Belching.
(b) Humming.
(c) Scratching.
(d) Grooming.

11. 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 ______.
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Hyena.
(c) Lion's tale.
(d) Snake.

12. Fossey believes that one of the young may have become a victim of which of the following:
(a) Fever.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Poachers.
(d) Tigers.

13. What does Fossey name the showy gorilla?
(a) Pathos.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Bob.
(d) Icarus.

14. Fossey talks about the call put out when the gorillas area ready to leave to find food. The author says the gorillas sound like a pack of what type of dogs?
(a) Poodles.
(b) Wolf dogs.
(c) Beagles.
(d) Basset hounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon which gorilla did Beethoven depend the most?

2. What is the name of the gorilla that has yet to bear a child?

3. In what year did Beethoven seem to recover and take charge of the group once more?

4. What is the name of Pantsy's son?

5. What is the name of Fossey's dog?

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