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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. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?
(a) Joseph Hooker.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Darwin.
(d) William Paley.

2. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?
(a) Survival mechanisms.
(b) Heritability.
(c) Resistance to disease.
(d) Tarsus length.

3. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) The Divine Comedy.
(c) Candide.
(d) Paradise Lost.

4. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?
(a) William Hamilton.
(b) Frank J. Sulloway.
(c) David Anderson.
(d) Peter Boag.

5. As related at the end of Chapter 3, which person sustained an injury from the barnacles on Daphne Major?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Peter Grant.
(c) Lisle Gibbs.
(d) Ian Abbott.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?

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

3. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?

4. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?

5. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?

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