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

2. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gold.
(d) Yellow.

3. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?
(a) Iguana.
(b) Sea lion.
(c) Booby.
(d) Tortoise.

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

5. How long have the Grants been conducting research on this island?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?

2. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

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

4. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?

5. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?

(see the answer key)

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