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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 year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1973.

2. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?
(a) William Paley.
(b) Percy R. Lowe.
(c) Osbert Salvin.
(d) David Lack.

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

4. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Fish.
(b) Greens.
(c) Berries.
(d) Tortoise.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

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

3. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?

4. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?

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

(see the answer key)

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