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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?
(a) Finch.
(b) Heron.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Mockingbird.

3. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Anna Karenina.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) War and Peace.

4. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?
(a) Finch.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Booby.
(d) Bluebird.

5. What type of finch is Number 3425?
(a) Cactus finch.
(b) Tree finch.
(c) Ground finch.
(d) Goldfinch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?

2. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

3. What is the name of the librarian of the Charles Darwin Research Station?

4. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?

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

(see the answer key)

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