View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gold.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

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

5. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Fox.
(d) Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?

5. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 166 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample