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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. In what book does Darwin discuss "sexual selection"?
(a) The Descent of Man.
(b) Journals and Remarks.
(c) The Origin of Species.
(d) Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle.

2. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?
(a) Cod.
(b) Betta.
(c) Guppy.
(d) Goldfish.

3. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?
(a) Fox.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Hawk.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Heron.
(c) Finch.
(d) Mockingbird.

5. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described at the end of Chapter 6, for what were Trevor Price and Lisle Gibbs waiting?

2. What animal does Scott Carroll study?

3. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?

4. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?

5. What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study?

(see the answer key)

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