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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fossey uses the name of which famous composer?
(a) Schumann.
(b) Bach.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Mozart.

2. What is the name of the first baby born since Fossey's arrival?
(a) Corey.
(b) Cubby.
(c) Curry.
(d) Cody.

3. What type of vehicle is procured by Fossey?
(a) Jeep.
(b) Range Rover.
(c) Pickup truck.
(d) Land Rover.

4. Which group is not tracked from Fossey's second campsite?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 9.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Fossey?

2. What item of interest did Fossey want to see?

3. Which of the gorillas perched in a giant tree?

4. The couple suggests that Fossey go on ahead to which location?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the introduction of Icarus. To which group did Icarus belong? Who else belonged to the group?

2. What are some of the first things Fossey did when arriving in Nairobi?

3. Explain Fossey's first trek into the gorillas' territory. Who accompanied Fossey? Why?

4. How did Leakey gauge Fossey's commitment to the project?

5. Explain Fossey's first encounter with a gorilla.

6. Explain Group 5's move to the subalpine range, Fossey's theory, and actions taken to protect the gorillas.

7. Discuss the episode in which Brahms was shot by a poacher.

8. Discuss the introduction of Sanwekwe. Who is Sanwekwe? What is the person's job?

9. What methods were used to identify the gorillas in the beginning?

10. Discuss Fossey's study of gorilla dung. What did Fossey learn from the dung and the gorillas' behavior?

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