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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many portfolios did Charles Darwin store his field notes?
(a) 12.
(b) 30-40.
(c) 75-80.
(d) 22.

2. Who gave the lecture "The Demonstrative Evidence of Evolution"?
(a) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(b) William Paley.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Charles Darwin.

3. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?
(a) Guppy.
(b) Betta.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Cod.

4. In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"?
(a) Journals and Remarks.
(b) Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle.
(c) The Descent of Man.
(d) The Origin of Species.

5. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Booby.
(c) Bluebird.
(d) Finch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?

2. Who devised the idea of "adaptive landscapes"?

3. Of whom does Peter Grant keep newspaper photos on his office door?

4. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?

5. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?

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