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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?
(a) Isaac Newton.
(b) Pythagorus.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Pascal.

2. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?
(a) The Charles Darwin Research Station.
(b) The Finch Unit.
(c) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
(d) The Environmental Protection Agency.

3. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Canada.
(d) The Lake District.

4. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Washington University of St. Louis.
(d) Ohio State University.

5. Who appears in Chapter 15 separating DNA in plastic bags?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) Dolph Schluter.
(c) Peter Grant.
(d) Trevor Price.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Darwin commission to breed unusual combinations of pigeons?

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

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

4. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?

5. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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