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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. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) New York University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Maimonides.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Euripides.

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

4. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?
(a) The McGill nutcracker.
(b) The McGill barometer.
(c) The Princeton omni-tool.
(d) Sphygmomanometer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?

2. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

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

4. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?

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

(see the answer key)

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