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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. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?
(a) Ian Abbott.
(b) Rosemary Grant.
(c) Trevor Price.
(d) Nicola Grant.

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

3. Where did John Endler build his experimental ponds?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Yale University.
(c) University of Manitoba.
(d) Princeton University.

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

5. As witnessed by Hermon Carey Bumpus, which birds died en masse after a blizzard?
(a) Chickadees.
(b) Nuthatches.
(c) English sparrows.
(d) Starlings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?

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

3. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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