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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jane says she feels a closeness to __________.
(a) People who have suffered.
(b) People who can't control their tempers.
(c) People who love animals.
(d) People who are disabled.

3. What was Jane's father's job?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A doctor.

4. What country did Jane visit after she finished school?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) Austria.

5. In which city did Lorenz live in?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Venice.
(c) Munich.
(d) Stuttgart.

6. What does Jane say there was little of during the war?
(a) Food.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Cars.
(d) Men.

7. What did Jane like to draw as a child?
(a) Chimapnzees.
(b) African tribe members.
(c) Insect anatomy.
(d) Houses.

8. Why did Jane find it so difficult to learn German?
(a) She thought it was an ugly language.
(b) Her host family only spoke to her in English.
(c) The grammar was too difficult.
(d) She couldn't pronounce the words.

9. Why did Leakey offer Goodall a job?
(a) She was pretty.
(b) She had all the right qualifications.
(c) She knew a lot about animals.
(d) He needed an English speaker.

10. Which famous king once lived on the grounds of Jane's father's estate?
(a) Edward II.
(b) George III.
(c) Charles I.
(d) Henry VIII.

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

12. What kind of boating does Jane say is harder than canoeing?
(a) Punting.
(b) Rowing.
(c) Kayaking.
(d) Sailing.

13. What country did Jane take a train to from South Africa?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) Swasiland.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

14. How was Danny Nutt related to Jane?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her sister-in-law.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her aunt.

15. What insects was Karl von Frisch fascinated by?
(a) Wasps.
(b) Ants.
(c) Bees.
(d) Flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mary decide to dig for fossils herself?

2. Leakey grew up with ___________.

3. What can Jane see sitting on a nest of straw?

4. When did the geese come back to Lorenz?

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

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