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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many populations of finches did the Grants study during their first year in the Galapagos?
(a) 30.
(b) 35.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

2. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?
(a) Sea lions.
(b) Iguanas.
(c) Mockingbirds.
(d) Tortoises.

3. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) War and Peace.

4. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?
(a) 1/5 of an inch.
(b) 50 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) 500 inches.

5. What type of animal was the Eohippus (or the Hyracotherium)?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Cow.
(c) Turtle.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?

2. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

3. Which famous writer went to Christ's College before Darwin?

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

5. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?

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