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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird has Tinbergen examined?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Robins.
(d) Eagles.

2. What does an ethologist study?
(a) Animals.
(b) Humans.
(c) Teeth.
(d) Plants.

3. What did Jane get a job doing during the holidays?
(a) Working in a cowshed.
(b) Working on a chicken farm.
(c) Working in the stable.
(d) Collecting duck eggs.

4. What did Lorenz find out about the relationship between male and female geese?
(a) They go through painful separations.
(b) They always hate each other.
(c) They are faithful to each other.
(d) They kiss each other.

5. What kind of geese is Lorenz most famous for working with?
(a) A greylag.
(b) A longneck.
(c) A brownlag.
(d) A mongoose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jane's father do for a hobby?

2. What insects was Karl von Frisch fascinated by?

3. Where did many of the hens like to lay their eggs rather than the hen house?

4. What does Jane watch the chicken doing?

5. What was Jane's father's job?

(see the answer key)

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