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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?
(a) Piranha.
(b) Prawn.
(c) Cichlid.
(d) Rivulus hartii.

2. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Snails.
(b) Paramecia.
(c) Barnacles.
(d) Finches.

3. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?
(a) Puerto Vallarta.
(b) Puerto Ayora.
(c) Rapa Nui.
(d) Santiago.

4. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) Great Expectations.
(d) War and Peace.

5. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?
(a) Patagonia.
(b) England.
(c) British Columbia.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?

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

3. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?

4. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

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

(see the answer key)

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