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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. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) An iguana.
(b) An eagle.
(c) Guano.
(d) A hawk.

2. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Oolong Oolong.
(c) Cheeky.
(d) Famous Bird.

3. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The Pittsburgh Penguins.
(b) Plains Indians.
(c) The faculty of the University of Michigan.
(d) The Pilgrims.

4. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Peter Boag.

5. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Duncan Porter.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Ian Abbott.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?

3. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?

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

5. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?

(see the answer key)

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