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

2. Where do the Grants work in the United States?
(a) NASA.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The Ohio State University.

3. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Greens.
(b) Fish.
(c) Tortoise.
(d) Berries.

4. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1973.

5. Which biologist thought of Darwin's finches as "not separate species at all, but 'hybrid swarms'"?
(a) Percy R. Lowe.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Jamie Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

2. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?

3. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?

4. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?

5. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?

(see the answer key)

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