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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Plato.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Euripides.
(d) Heraclitus.

2. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?
(a) Peter Grant.
(b) J.B.S. Haldane.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Charles Darwin.

3. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) Paris.
(b) The Lake District.
(c) Canada.
(d) London.

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

5. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) UCLA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Darwin find the finch Magnirostris magnirostris?

3. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?

4. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?

5. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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