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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. In the dry year, how much bigger was the beak of a surviving finch than that of a dead finch?
(a) Three millimeters.
(b) One millimeter.
(c) Two millimeters.
(d) Half a millimeter.

2. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?
(a) Boobies.
(b) Egrets.
(c) Robins.
(d) Passenger pigeons.

3. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?
(a) Awl.
(b) Chisel.
(c) Shovel.
(d) Pickaxe.

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

5. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?
(a) Six.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?

2. Which biologist thought of Darwin's finches as "not separate species at all, but 'hybrid swarms'"?

3. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?

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

5. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

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