The Beak of the Finch Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?
(a) Montevideo.
(b) Guayaquil.
(c) Valparaíso.
(d) Buenos Aires.

2. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?
(a) Rapa Nui.
(b) Santiago.
(c) Puerto Vallarta.
(d) Puerto Ayora.

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

4. What animal does Scott Carroll study?
(a) The English bulldog.
(b) The water buffalo.
(c) The soapberry bug.
(d) The tsetse fly.

5. What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study?
(a) Fruit flies.
(b) Dragonflies.
(c) Manta rays.
(d) Fruit bats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a predator mentioned in Chapter 6?

2. As witnessed by Hermon Carey Bumpus, which birds died en masse after a blizzard?

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

4. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?

5. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?

(see the answer key)

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