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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?
(a) Earth.
(b) Genovesa.
(c) Daphne Major.
(d) New York City.

3. How much rain fell on the day the severe drought ended, as mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) One inch.
(b) Thirty millimeters.
(c) Fifty millimeters.
(d) Two inches.

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

5. How many eggs did the best-breeding finch lay in the rainy season?
(a) 20.
(b) 29.
(c) 14.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

3. How old are the oldest finches on the island?

4. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

5. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?

(see the answer key)

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