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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. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) John Donne.
(d) Joseph Hooker.

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

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

4. What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study?
(a) Manta rays.
(b) Fruit bats.
(c) Fruit flies.
(d) Dragonflies.

5. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?
(a) Betta.
(b) Cod.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Guppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?

2. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?

3. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

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

5. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?

(see the answer key)

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