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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. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?
(a) Pistachios.
(b) Potato chips.
(c) Twinkies.
(d) Walnuts.

2. What normally causes the finches not to eat Chamaesyce?
(a) Its thorns.
(b) Its hardness.
(c) Its furry exterior.
(d) Its latex substance.

3. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Plains Indians.
(b) The faculty of the University of Michigan.
(c) The Pittsburgh Penguins.
(d) The Pilgrims.

4. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Yale University.
(c) University of Manitoba.
(d) University of Michigan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?

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

3. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?

4. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?

5. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?

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