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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. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?
(a) Patagonia.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) England.
(d) Michigan.

2. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
(a) Unusually cold weather.
(b) Global warming.
(c) El Niño.
(d) A typhoon.

3. On which island in the Galapagos archipelago did Darwin land first?
(a) Genovesa.
(b) Daphne.
(c) San Cristóbal.
(d) Isabel.

4. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

5. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) California.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?

2. Whose A Short History of Biology "killed Darwin with kindness," according to Weiner?

3. What does the illustration in The Origin of Species depict?

4. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

5. Who was Trevor Price's assistant in the Galapagos?

(see the answer key)

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