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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the scientific name for the skull Leakey and his wife found?
(a) Afrocaneanus.
(b) Australopithecus.
(c) Badlitcus.
(d) Goobocarritus.

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

3. Jane traveled to Africa on the liner named ______________.
(a) Swasi-mound.
(b) Timbuktoo.
(c) Kenya Castle.
(d) Nigeria Gold.

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

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

6. What could the domestic duck do that Lorenz couldn't?
(a) Waddle.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fly.
(d) Quack.

7. What kind of car did Jane's father own?
(a) A Jaguar.
(b) A Bentley.
(c) An Aston Martin.
(d) A Cortina.

8. Where did Leakey take Goodall for an expedition?
(a) Cook Island.
(b) Olduvai Gorge.
(c) Victoria Lake.
(d) Mluvami Valley.

9. Goodall thought Rusty had a sense of __________.
(a) Warm and cold.
(b) Right and wrong.
(c) Humor.
(d) Color.

10. Which of the following sea life does Jane say she glimpsed in the sea on the way to Africa?
(a) Piranhas.
(b) Flying fish.
(c) Ray fish.
(d) Rooster fish.

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

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 one has to be to learn from animals?
(a) Patience.
(b) Humor.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Sensitivity.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tanzania called before it became Tanzania?

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

3. What did Jane learn while in Germany?

4. What did Leakey use for tables in his sleeping area?

5. What are Leakey and Goodall hunting for in this section?

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