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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following birds did Jane see at the Oxford river?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Kingfishers.
(d) Seagulls.

2. 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) She couldn't pronounce the words.
(d) The grammar was too difficult.

3. Where did Rusty live?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A badger hole.
(c) The bus shelter.
(d) The woods.

4. What was the Australopithecus eventually nicknamed?
(a) The Nutcraker Man.
(b) Bonecrusher Smith.
(c) Iron Man.
(d) The Demolition Man.

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

6. What subject did Louis Leakey study?
(a) History
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Anthroplogy.
(d) Biology.

7. What does Goodall say she didn't like about South Africa?
(a) The city life.
(b) The weather.
(c) Shanty towns.
(d) Apartheid.

8. What does Jane say she hated about South Africa?
(a) Religion.
(b) The animal sacrifice.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) The cities.

9. Which of the following cities did Goodall visit in South Africa?
(a) Durban.
(b) Mangaung.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Buffalo City.

10. How did Goodall first travel to Africa?
(a) By car.
(b) By passenger liner.
(c) By train.
(d) By plane.

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

12. Where did many of the hens like to lay their eggs rather than the hen house?
(a) The long grass.
(b) The cellar.
(c) The bushes.
(d) The woods.

13. What does Jane say tickled her legs as she crouched down?
(a) Fingers.
(b) Fur.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Straw.

14. What did Goodall begin to collect in Nairobi?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Orphaned animals.
(c) African shields.
(d) Fossils.

15. In which city was Jane born?
(a) Paris.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) New Delhi.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the friend Jane stayed with in Nairobi?

2. In which city did Lorenz live in?

3. What kind of geese is Lorenz most famous for working with?

4. What was the name of the red brick house Jane lived in with Danny, her mother, and Judy?

5. What kind of dance did von Frisch say bees performed?

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