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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) UCLA.
(d) New York University.

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

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

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

5. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1888.

6. Approximately how many species of plants exist in the Galapagos?
(a) 12.
(b) 700.
(c) 2000.
(d) 50.

7. In how many portfolios did Charles Darwin store his field notes?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 75-80.

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

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

10. How long did Darwin study barnacles?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 10 years.

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

12. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?
(a) The fuliginosa.
(b) The hybrids between the scandens and the fortis.
(c) The hybrids between the magnirostris and the fortis.
(d) The scandens.

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

14. Who gave the lecture "The Demonstrative Evidence of Evolution"?
(a) William Paley.
(b) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(c) David Lack.
(d) Charles Darwin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?

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

4. How old are the oldest finches on the island?

5. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?

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