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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 through 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which operation is supposedly required before Fossey can return to Africa?
(a) Appendectomy.
(b) Heart.
(c) Tonsilectomy.
(d) Inner ear.

2. Fossey stumbled through the woods. To gain her footing, Fossey grabbed into what she thought was a vine. It was not a vine; it was a ______.
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Lion's tale.
(c) Snake.
(d) Hyena.

3. Which of the following is not one of the zones discussed by Fossey?
(a) Saddle.
(b) Nettle.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Giant Camelia.

4. Like many secured human communities, the gorillas tend to use _____ to protect their young.
(a) Sentries.
(b) Enforcers.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Fences.

5. What animals routinely thwart Fossey's efforts to observe and study the gorillas?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Giraffes.
(c) Cows.
(d) Elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fossey becomes aware of the extreme danger posed by ____ and poachers.

2. What item of interest did Fossey want to see?

3. How many weeks later does Fossey go into a gorilla-inhabited territory?

4. What is the name of the female companion?

5. To which state does Fossey return when the trip is over?

(see the answer key)

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