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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose A Short History of Biology "killed Darwin with kindness," according to Weiner?
(a) David Lack's.
(b) Singer's.
(c) Percy Bysshe Shelley's.
(d) Peter Grant's.

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

3. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?
(a) 24.
(b) 10.
(c) 36.
(d) 50.

4. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Peter Grant's last teacher?

2. Who wrote the book Natural Selection in the Wild?

3. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

4. Which biologist thought of Darwin's finches as "not separate species at all, but 'hybrid swarms'"?

5. Where do the Grants work in the United States?

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