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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. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) A hawk.
(b) Guano.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An iguana.

2. How long have the Grants been conducting research on this island?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. What does the Difficilis on the Pinta eat?
(a) Tribulus seeds.
(b) Insects.
(c) Grass seeds.
(d) Seaweed.

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

5. What is the name of the librarian of the Charles Darwin Research Station?
(a) Doris Jackson.
(b) Dorothy Sayers.
(c) Ginger Jones.
(d) Gayle Davies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Grants' team first notice the finches' hybrid breeding?

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

3. At what university did Lisle Gibbs study?

4. Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?

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