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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. What type of finch is Number 3425?
(a) Goldfinch.
(b) Tree finch.
(c) Ground finch.
(d) Cactus finch.

2. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) UCLA.

3. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
(a) Global warming.
(b) El Niño.
(c) Unusually cold weather.
(d) A typhoon.

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

5. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Rosemary Grant.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Peter Boag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

2. In how many portfolios did Charles Darwin store his field notes?

3. What part of the finch is the tarsus?

4. In the dry year, how much bigger was the beak of a surviving finch than that of a dead finch?

5. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

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