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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?
(a) Peter Boag.
(b) David Lack.
(c) Joseph Connell.
(d) Darwin.

2. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?
(a) Crow.
(b) Barnacle.
(c) Mussel.
(d) Tortoise.

3. Of whom does Peter Grant keep newspaper photos on his office door?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) A bagpipe player.
(c) Nicola Grant.
(d) Charles Darwin.

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

5. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?
(a) Mule.
(b) Zebroid.
(c) Hinny.
(d) Miniature horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 8 mentions that Peter has to deliver a lecture in which country?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?

3. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?

4. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?

5. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the "most miserable piece of data" Peter Boag ever gathered? Explain.

2. Of what significance is Darwin's Sandwalk to science?

3. Describe a typical workday for the Grants on Daphne Major.

4. Describe the typical method of arrival on Daphne Major.

5. Describe the Grants' filing system at Princeton.

6. Describe Darwin's personal life after returning to England.

7. Describe some of the unusual finch behaviors during the drought.

8. Why did Trevor Price wait so impatiently for rain, and how did he respond when it continued not to come?

9. Explain the significance of the Tribulus seed for Darwin's finches.

10. What was Darwin's seed experiment that is discussed in Chapter 9, and how did he carry it out?

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