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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. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?

2. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?

3. What is the name of the librarian of the Charles Darwin Research Station?

4. In what state did Benjamin Walsh build his homestead?

5. Who draws a chart at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Darwin's spelling errors for modern science?

2. Describe the act of "speciation" in the haw flies.

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

4. What significance did Hermon Carey Bumpus discover in the sparrows' deaths? What significance did Peter Grant see?

5. Explain the Drosophila experiment and its significance.

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

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

8. Choose one example from the text regarding how humans affect other species, and explain it.

9. Describe Dolph Schluter's experiment in British Columbia.

10. Explain how bacteria build up resistance to antibiotics.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the experiment with the Crossbill finches has affected the study of evolution.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between the fossil record and real-time observations as concerns tracing the path of evolution.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of journey as it is presented throughout the book, culminating with its appearance in the epilogue.

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