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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 developed the "principle of divergence"?
(a) David Lack.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Carolus Linnaeus.
2. In what year did the Grants' team first notice the finches' hybrid breeding?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1991.
3. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Nicola Grant.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Ian Abbott.
4. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?
(a) Owls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Eagles.
5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 7 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the boat by which the Grants traveled from island to island, as mentioned in Chapter 8?
2. As of the time of Rosemary's interview in Chapter 8, how many finches were not banded on Daphne Major?
3. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?
4. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
5. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the significance of the Tribulus seed for Darwin's finches.
2. Describe Darwin's personal life after returning to England.
3. Why did Trevor Price wait so impatiently for rain, and how did he respond when it continued not to come?
4. Explain Darwin's "eureka" from Chapter 10.
5. Explain the significance of black and brown feathers in finch males, as discussed in Chapter 6.
6. Compare and contrast the Grants' tools on Daphne Major and their tools at Princeton.
7. How did the finches respond to the rain after the intense drought?
8. What was the "most miserable piece of data" Peter Boag ever gathered? Explain.
9. Why did the crew of the Beagle want to stop in the Galapagos, and what did they find there?
10. Describe what Peter Boag and Laurene Ratcliffe did on Daphne Major while waiting for rain.
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