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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1976.

3. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Snails.
(b) Barnacles.
(c) Paramecia.
(d) Finches.

4. How long did Darwin study barnacles?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?

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

4. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

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