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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a dog do before it lies down in bed?
(a) Goes round in a circle.
(b) Rolls on its back.
(c) Barks once.
(d) Whimpers three times.

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

3. What was Tanzania called before it became Tanzania?
(a) Tanganyika.
(b) Sanskrit.
(c) Tikolo.
(d) Swasiland.

4. When did the geese come back to Lorenz?
(a) When they were hurt.
(b) When they were dying.
(c) In the winter months.
(d) When they lost their mates.

5. Whom does Jane say her mother is about to call?
(a) The fire brigade.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) The police.

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

7. Why did Jane have no time to learn French?
(a) The family wanted to learn English.
(b) The war started.
(c) She had too much school work.
(d) She was invited to live in Africa.

8. What did Goodall like to collect in the area she lived in during the war?
(a) Flowers and shells.
(b) Stones and bones.
(c) Glass.
(d) Feathers.

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

10. What kind of dance did von Frisch say bees performed?
(a) A tiptoe dance.
(b) A waggle dance.
(c) A waltz.
(d) A knees up dance.

11. How does Jane say she first traveled to Africa?
(a) By plane.
(b) By car.
(c) By boat.
(d) By train.

12. Which fictional doctor did Jane loving reading about as a child?
(a) Dr. Doolittle.
(b) Dr. Nutty.
(c) Dr. Moreau.
(d) Dr. Horace.

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

14. What can Jane see sitting on a nest of straw?
(a) A bird.
(b) A man.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A rat.

15. What was the name of Louis' wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Denise.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog was Peggy?

2. What kind of animal did Danny Nutt love?

3. What did Jane need in order to get a major scholarship at Oxford?

4. What kind of bird has Tinbergen examined?

5. What does Jane say is the only animal more fascinating than the chimpanzee?

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