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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. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?
(a) 24.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 36.

2. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Paradise Lost.
(b) The Divine Comedy.
(c) Candide.
(d) Hamlet.

3. What part of the finch is the tarsus?
(a) Leg.
(b) Wing.
(c) Neck.
(d) Beak.

4. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) London.
(b) The Lake District.
(c) Canada.
(d) Paris.

5. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) Jane Eyre.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?

2. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?

3. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?

4. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?

5. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scope and methods of Trevor Price's observation of the finches.

2. How did the finches respond to the rain after the intense drought?

3. Compare and contrast evolution as seen through the fossil record and as observed in real time.

4. Compare the beaks of Jamie Smith's sparrows with the beaks of the finches.

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

6. Explain the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker.

7. Explain the significance about the year 1983 as described in Chapter 8.

8. Explain Darwin's "eureka" from Chapter 10.

9. Explain El Niño and how it affects the Galapagos Islands.

10. Describe the appearance of Daphne Major after it stopped raining in Chapter 7.

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