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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 playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Maimonides.
(b) Chekhov.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Euripides.

2. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?
(a) Passenger pigeons.
(b) Robins.
(c) Boobies.
(d) Egrets.

3. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Gold.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?

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

(see the answer key)

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