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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much rain fell on the day the severe drought ended, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Two inches.
(b) Fifty millimeters.
(c) One inch.
(d) Thirty millimeters.

2. Who developed the "principle of divergence"?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus.
(b) David Lack.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Darwin.

3. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?
(a) El Niño.
(b) Sexual selection.
(c) The principle of divergence.
(d) Natural selection.

4. In chapter 6, Weiner compares evolution to the motion of which object?
(a) A whirligig.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A Jackson Pollock painting.
(d) A volcano.

5. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
(a) Global warming.
(b) A typhoon.
(c) Unusually cold weather.
(d) El Niño.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?

2. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

3. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?

4. How many populations of finches did the Grants study during their first year in the Galapagos?

5. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?

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