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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Peter Grant.
(d) J.B.S. Haldane.

2. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?
(a) Peter Grant.
(b) Carolus Linnaeus.
(c) John Gould.
(d) Darwin.

3. What type of bird is the Crossbill?
(a) Finch.
(b) Woodpecker.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Hawk.

4. What do Crossbills eat?
(a) Earthworms.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Berries.
(d) The seeds in pinecones.

5. What does the illustration in The Origin of Species depict?
(a) An iguana.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) London Bridge.
(d) The "tree of life."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Blind Watchmaker?

2. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?

3. What normally causes the finches not to eat Chamaesyce?

4. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?

5. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?

(see the answer key)

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