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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. How long did it take flies to develop resistance to the "resistance-proof" pesticides introduced in 1967?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 18 months.

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

3. How many times did Number 3425 breed in 1983?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

4. Whose A Short History of Biology "killed Darwin with kindness," according to Weiner?
(a) Peter Grant's.
(b) David Lack's.
(c) Singer's.
(d) Percy Bysshe Shelley's.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants did the Grants find growing on Nuñez?

2. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?

3. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?

4. What part of the finch is the tarsus?

5. What animal does Scott Carroll study?

(see the answer key)

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