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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?
(a) Duncan Porter.
(b) David Lack.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Peter Boag.

2. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?
(a) Icharus.
(b) Sisyphus.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) Medusa.

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

4. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?
(a) David Lack.
(b) William Paley.
(c) Percy R. Lowe.
(d) Osbert Salvin.

5. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) University of Manitoba.
(c) Yale University.
(d) University of Michigan.

6. 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) The Agony and the Ecstasy.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Waiting for Godot.

7. As of the time of Rosemary's interview in Chapter 8, how many finches were not banded on Daphne Major?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 100.
(d) 1.

8. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Berries.
(b) Fish.
(c) Greens.
(d) Tortoise.

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

10. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Famous Bird.
(c) Cheeky.
(d) Oolong Oolong.

11. Who developed the "principle of divergence"?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Carolus Linnaeus.
(d) David Lack.

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

13. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1982.

14. How old are the oldest finches on the island?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 13 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

15. Who was Peter Grant's last teacher?
(a) David Lack.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) G. Evelyn Hutchinson.
(d) Carolus Linnaeus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?

2. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the building where Peter and Rosemary have their offices?

4. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

5. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?

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