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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. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?
(a) To see.
(b) To be speckled.
(c) To specify.
(d) To sing.

2. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?
(a) Booby.
(b) Sea lion.
(c) Tortoise.
(d) Iguana.

3. Who wrote the book Natural Selection in the Wild?
(a) David Lack.
(b) John Endler.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Peter Grant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?

3. From how far away do the Grants take photographs of the finches for their research?

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

5. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?

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