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. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?
(a) Gulliver's Travels.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) A Christmas Carol.
(d) Donnie Darko.

2. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Black.
(b) Gold.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Brown.

3. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?
(a) To sing.
(b) To specify.
(c) To be speckled.
(d) To see.

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

5. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) Joseph Hooker.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(d) John Donne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

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

3. Whom did Darwin commission to breed unusual combinations of pigeons?

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

5. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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