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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?
(a) Anselm.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Erasmus.
(d) Martin.

2. Which animal did one finch attack during the dry year?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) A sea lion.
(c) A black lizard.
(d) A hawk.

3. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?
(a) Thistle.
(b) Lemon grass.
(c) Dandelion.
(d) Caltrop.

4. From how far away do the Grants take photographs of the finches for their research?
(a) 53 centimeters.
(b) 27 centimeters.
(c) 1 meter.
(d) 91 centimeters.

5. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?
(a) Betta.
(b) Cod.
(c) Guppy.
(d) Goldfish.

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

7. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?
(a) El Niño.
(b) Natural selection.
(c) Sexual selection.
(d) The principle of divergence.

8. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?
(a) Daphne Major.
(b) Genovesa.
(c) Earth.
(d) New York City.

9. In what year did the Grants' team first notice the finches' hybrid breeding?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1976.

10. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?
(a) Darwin.
(b) William Paley.
(c) Joseph Hooker.
(d) William Shakespeare.

11. Who devised the idea of "adaptive landscapes"?
(a) Ian Abbott.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Phillip Gingerich.
(d) Sewall Wright.

12. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?
(a) Puerto Vallarta.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Puerto Ayora.
(d) Rapa Nui.

13. What do the iguanas in the Galapagos eat?
(a) Finches.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Croton seeds.
(d) Insects.

14. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?
(a) Owls.
(b) Scorpions.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Hawks.

15. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Frank J. Sulloway.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) William Hamilton.
(d) David Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many sparrows survived the first population crash that Jamie Smith studied?

3. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

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

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

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