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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. As of the time of Rosemary's interview in Chapter 8, how many finches were not banded on Daphne Major?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 1.
(d) 100.

2. How many times did the Croton trees bloom in the rains of 1982-83?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

3. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A black lizard.
(d) A sea lion.

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

5. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?
(a) Boobies.
(b) Robins.
(c) Egrets.
(d) Passenger pigeons.

Short Answer Questions

1. As related at the end of Chapter 3, which person sustained an injury from the barnacles on Daphne Major?

2. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

3. How many eggs did the best-breeding finch lay in the rainy season?

4. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?

5. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?

(see the answer key)

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