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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. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) Donnie Darko.
(c) Gulliver's Travels.
(d) Frankenstein.

2. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?
(a) Louis Pasteur.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Blaise Pascal.
(d) Lord Kelvin.

3. Whose appearance is described at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Laurene Ratcliffe.

4. What color is the beak of a finch that is about to mate?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

5. How many populations of finches did the Grants study during their first year in the Galapagos?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"?

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

3. Which Babylonian king "saw the writing on the wall"?

4. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

5. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?

(see the answer key)

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