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

2. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?
(a) Dickens.
(b) McCoy.
(c) FitzRoy.
(d) FitzWilliam.

3. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?
(a) Sphygmomanometer.
(b) The McGill nutcracker.
(c) The McGill barometer.
(d) The Princeton omni-tool.

4. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?
(a) Booby.
(b) Sea lion.
(c) Iguana.
(d) Tortoise.

5. As described at the end of Chapter 6, for what were Trevor Price and Lisle Gibbs waiting?
(a) Rain.
(b) The dry season.
(c) A bus.
(d) Nightfall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

3. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?

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

5. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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