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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. What animal does Scott Carroll study?
(a) The English bulldog.
(b) The tsetse fly.
(c) The soapberry bug.
(d) The water buffalo.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Finch.
(c) Heron.
(d) Mockingbird.

3. In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"?
(a) The Descent of Man.
(b) The Origin of Species.
(c) Journals and Remarks.
(d) Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle.

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?
(a) Daphne Major.
(b) New York City.
(c) Genovesa.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?

4. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?

5. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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