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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. What unusual item do the gorillas love?
2. What name does Fossey give to the vehicle?
3. Which group is not tracked from Fossey's second campsite?
4. What does Fossey name the showy gorilla?
5. What is the name given to the young silverback?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to Coco and Pucker? What was Fossey's reaction?
2. What did Fossey do to make the babies laugh?
3. Who are Louis and Mary Leakey? How do they play a part in the story? How do they influence Fossey? What misadventure took place while Fossey was in Africa with the couple?
4. Who is Dian Fossey? What type of work does she do?
5. Discuss the introduction of Sanwekwe. Who is Sanwekwe? What is the person's job?
6. Discuss the introduction of Icarus. To which group did Icarus belong? Who else belonged to the group?
7. Discuss how Alan Root helped Fossey establish a base camp. Where was it located? What types of things did Fossey attempt to put into place?
8. Discuss the episode in which Fossey is forced to leave the camp. What convinced officials to let her return?
9. Discuss Fossey's study of gorilla dung. What did Fossey learn from the dung and the gorillas' behavior?
10. What methods were used to identify the gorillas in the beginning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alan and Joan Root were an important piece of the puzzle when it came to helping Fossey establish the Karisoke Research Centre. Who are Alan and Joan Root? Why were they in Africa? Where were they from originally? What was Root's profession? How did the couple assist Fossey in the early days? Discuss Alan and Joan Root's help in establishing the camp.
Essay Topic 2
Funding is always a major issue for projects like the one started by Fossey. Create an outline of the specifics of a similar program. Include a complete breakdown of what would be needed to complete a program like Fossey's, including cost of staff, equipment, properties, facilities, permits, transportation, medicines, etc. How difficult is it to estimate how much money will be needed for a specific period of time? Using this information, create a proposal to be presented to a particular funding source.
Essay Topic 3
Interaction with gorillas was meant to take place at a distance at first. Fossey knew the power and potential ferocity of the gorillas. Discuss in detail how Fossey approached the gorillas and how she intended to interact with the animals. Discuss how the interaction between Fossey and the gorillas changed over the years. What happened to break Fossey's resolve in this area? Did Fossey always make the initial contact? Explain.
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