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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 made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?
(a) Pascal.
(b) Isaac Newton.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Pythagorus.

2. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?
(a) Louis Pasteur.
(b) Blaise Pascal.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Lord Kelvin.

3. Where did Darwin find the finch Magnirostris magnirostris?
(a) San Cristóbal.
(b) Genovesa.
(c) Santa Cruz.
(d) Floreana.

4. Who wrote the article on global warming that is discussed in Chapter 18?
(a) Andrew Bakun.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Phillip Gingerich.
(d) John Endler.

5. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?
(a) Frankenstein.
(b) Gulliver's Travels.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Donnie Darko.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month do cacti on Daphne Major start to bloom?

2. Who has catalogued Darwin's spelling mistakes?

3. Who is studying the Sticklebacks?

4. What type of bird is the Crossbill?

5. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the finch's songs? Explain in detail.

2. Describe how Biston betularia changed color and why it is changing back.

3. Describe the two shorelines that Weiner discusses in Chapter 11.

4. Summarize Weiner's hypothesis on the physical aspect of human consciousness.

5. What effect do the finches have on cactus flowers?

6. Why do plants hybridize rather readily?

7. Describe the place in which the Grants keep finch blood samples.

8. Answer Weiner's question, "Why are there so many kinds of animals?"

9. What did Lewontin and Birch discover about the Dacus tryoni?

10. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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