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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fossey tries to encourage interest in the park by introducing which of the following?
(a) Tourists.
(b) Students.
(c) Anthropologists.
(d) Government officials.

2. Some of the students were responsible for which of the following?
(a) Risking the lives of the babies.
(b) Deaths.
(c) Wrecking the Land Rover.
(d) Fire.

3. In what year does Whinny die?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1968.

4. The man photographs which two gorillas before they are taken to the zoo?
(a) Samson and Peanuts.
(b) Coco and Pucker.
(c) Tuck and Maggie.
(d) Rafiki and Banjo.

5. The man's surname is also the name of a color. Which one is it?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

6. A student arrives with _______ and asks to take it for a trophy.
(a) Tusks.
(b) Unusual flower.
(c) A skin.
(d) Gorilla's paw.

7. What type of sound do gorillas make much like children?
(a) Burp.
(b) Cry.
(c) Whine.
(d) Giggle.

8. What word is used to describe Bert?
(a) Inexperienced.
(b) Childish.
(c) Wise.
(d) Boisterous.

9. How many years did Fossey spend in Africa?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

10. One of the gorillas is named after which mythological figure?
(a) Athena.
(b) Thor.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Zeus.

11. How many additional silverbacks are there in the group?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 0.

12. Digit's first and only baby was born ___ months later.
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. Which of the following is a word used to describe some of the students?
(a) Self-serving.
(b) Vain.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Thoughtless.

14. What was the total time period Fossey spent studying the gorillas?
(a) 1968-1986.
(b) 1969-1987.
(c) 1965-1982.
(d) 1967-1983.

15. Which of the following is a major issue for Fossey?
(a) Funding.
(b) Heat.
(c) Assistants.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. The group intends to keep track of the animals by using a(n) ______.

2. In which year does Bob and another help Fossey with tracking the gorillas?

3. What is the name Fossey gives to the dominant male?

4. Fossey and her team work hard to eliminate _____.

5. The old woman of the group serves as the group's _____.

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