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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 discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?
(a) Heritability.
(b) Tarsus length.
(c) Survival mechanisms.
(d) Resistance to disease.

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

3. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Maimonides.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Euripides.

4. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
(a) A typhoon.
(b) Unusually cold weather.
(c) Global warming.
(d) El Niño.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?

2. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

4. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?

5. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?

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