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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?
(a) Mussel.
(b) Barnacle.
(c) Crow.
(d) Tortoise.

2. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?
(a) Carolus Linnaeus.
(b) Peter Grant.
(c) Darwin.
(d) John Gould.

3. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?
(a) Martin.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) Anselm.

4. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Sin Nombre.
(b) Isabela.
(c) Daphne Major.
(d) Santiago.

5. What part of the finch is the tarsus?
(a) Neck.
(b) Wing.
(c) Beak.
(d) Leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Rosemary bait the finch traps?

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

3. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

4. Where do the Grants work in the United States?

5. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?

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