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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. What is the name given to the young silverback?
(a) Bertie.
(b) Balsam.
(c) Bach.
(d) Brahms.

2. What disease killed Quince?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Influenza.

3. Fossey later learns that the operation was not necessary but rather it was a(n) _____.
(a) Precaution.
(b) Joke.
(c) Test.
(d) Elective.

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

5. What adjective is used to describe the young gorilla's nature?
(a) Flamboyant.
(b) Playful.
(c) Boisterous.
(d) Ornery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the couple's surname?

2. The man is known for supplying funding for the work of Jane _____.

3. What is the man's occupation?

4. What is the name of the young highly curious gorilla?

5. Which of the following concerns Fossey upon her return to the United States?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Fossey left Africa? Where did she go? What opportunity arose soon after her return?

4. Fossey was careful to do what major thing after meeting the gorillas for the first time?

5. What happened to Coco and Pucker? What was Fossey's reaction?

6. Describe at least one harsh lesson learned by Fossey while looking for the animals.

7. What was the unusual behavior of Puck? How did Fossey attempt to appease him? What did Fossey learn from the experience?

8. What eventually happened to Bravado and a female named Piper?

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

10. Who is Dian Fossey? What type of work does she do?

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