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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. What does the Difficilis on the Pinta eat?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Tribulus seeds.
(c) Insects.
(d) Grass seeds.

2. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Berries.
(b) Tortoise.
(c) Fish.
(d) Greens.

3. Who developed the "principle of divergence"?
(a) David Lack.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Carolus Linnaeus.

4. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?
(a) Owls.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Eagles.

5. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?
(a) Icharus.
(b) The Sirens.
(c) Sisyphus.
(d) Medusa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the iguanas in the Galapagos eat?

2. Which book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

4. How many eggs did the best-breeding finch lay in the rainy season?

5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

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