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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. According to chapter 9, what percentage of the birds on Darwin's property were killed in the cold weather?
(a) 25%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 40%.

2. What plant did the botanist Edgar Anderson study in the Ozarks?
(a) Lichens.
(b) Creeping phlox.
(c) Dandelions.
(d) Spiderwort.

3. Where do the Grants work in the United States?
(a) The Ohio State University.
(b) Princeton University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) NASA.

4. What color is the beak of a finch that is about to mate?
(a) Green.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

5. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?
(a) Galapagos.
(b) The Origin of Species.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Voyage of the Beagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?

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

3. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

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

5. How many times did the Croton trees bloom in the rains of 1982-83?

(see the answer key)

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