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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. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Berries.
(b) Greens.
(c) Fish.
(d) Tortoise.

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

3. With what does Rosemary bait the finch traps?
(a) Banana.
(b) Seal blubber.
(c) Apple.
(d) Birdseed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Trevor Price's assistant in the Galapagos?

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

3. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?

4. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?

5. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

(see the answer key)

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