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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?
(a) Guayaquil.
(b) Montevideo.
(c) Buenos Aires.
(d) Valparaíso.

2. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?
(a) To be speckled.
(b) To specify.
(c) To see.
(d) To sing.

3. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Puerto Ayora.
(c) Puerto Vallarta.
(d) Rapa Nui.

4. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?
(a) Pascal.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Isaac Newton.

5. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?
(a) Piranha.
(b) Prawn.
(c) Rivulus hartii.
(d) Cichlid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?

2. Whom did Darwin commission to breed unusual combinations of pigeons?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?

4. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?

5. As witnessed by Hermon Carey Bumpus, which birds died en masse after a blizzard?

(see the answer key)

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