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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. Who gave the lecture "The Demonstrative Evidence of Evolution"?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) William Paley.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Thomas Henry Huxley.

2. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A hawk.
(c) Guano.
(d) An iguana.

3. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1982.

4. What do Crossbills eat?
(a) Acorns.
(b) The seeds in pinecones.
(c) Earthworms.
(d) Berries.

5. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) Paris.
(b) The Lake District.
(c) London.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much rain fell on the day the severe drought ended, as mentioned in Chapter 5?

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

3. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?

4. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?

5. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?

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