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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Mary decide to dig for fossils herself?
(a) She wanted to prove she was as good as the men.
(b) She didn't want the Africans to be blamed for breaking one.
(c) She needed the work to help her get over grief.
(d) She had a sudden inspiration.

6. How did Goodall travel to Nairobi?
(a) By boat.
(b) By plane.
(c) By train.
(d) By car.

7. Who is known as the father of ethology?
(a) Douglas Hume.
(b) Konrad Lorenz.
(c) Desmond Morris.
(d) David Attenborough.

8. Where does Jane Goddall study chimpanzees?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Tanzania.
(d) Nigeria.

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

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

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

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

13. Leakey grew up with ___________.
(a) The Wren tribe.
(b) The Sans tribe.
(c) The Juniper tribe.
(d) The Kikiyu tribe.

14. What fictional character is Jane reminded of when she sees the Canary islands?
(a) Tarzan.
(b) Doctor Doolittle.
(c) Dr. Moreau.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jane say her mother is about to call?

2. Which of the following subjects did Jane enjoy at school?

3. What did Jane learn while in Germany?

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

5. What does Jane say she was puzzled about as a five-year-old?

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