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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?

3. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?

4. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the crew of the Beagle want to stop in the Galapagos, and what did they find there?

4. What is significant about the hybrid finches discussed in Chapter 8?

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

6. Compare and contrast the Grants' tools on Daphne Major and their tools at Princeton.

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

8. Describe some of the differences between the finch species in the Galapagos.

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

10. How did Darwin react to the finches while he was in the Galapagos and later while he was in England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Darwin's "eureka" and its implications for later scientific thought.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of human consciousness in current evolutionary studies.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of the importance of tiny measurements, including examples from the text in your explication.

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