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

2. Whose "Thinking Path" is described in Chapter 9?
(a) Peter Grant's.
(b) David Lack's.
(c) John Milton's.
(d) Darwin's.

3. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?
(a) Patagonia.
(b) England.
(c) British Columbia.
(d) Michigan.

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

5. What plants did the Grants find growing on Nuñez?
(a) Oak trees.
(b) Hibiscus.
(c) Flame trees.
(d) Green beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which island in the Galapagos archipelago did Darwin land first?

2. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?

3. Approximately how many species of plants exist in the Galapagos?

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

5. In chapter 6, Weiner compares evolution to the motion of which object?

(see the answer key)

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