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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. Which book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Genesis.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) Ovid.
(d) Gilgamesh.

2. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1888.

3. For what university did the drosophilists discussed in Chapter 12 work?
(a) New York University.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Rockefeller University.

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

5. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?
(a) Richard Dawkins.
(b) Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Rob Bell.
(d) Mark Powell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?

2. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?

3. Who helped Jamie Smith analyze his data on sparrows?

4. What do Crossbills eat?

5. What do the iguanas in the Galapagos eat?

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