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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?
(a) Robins.
(b) Passenger pigeons.
(c) Egrets.
(d) Boobies.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 16, Darwin states that which bird landed on his water pitcher?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Heron.
(d) Finch.

3. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) New York University.
(d) UCLA.

4. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?
(a) Fans.
(b) The trash can.
(c) Boots.
(d) A bucket of water.

5. What animal does the Hawaiian Drosophila Project study?
(a) Manta rays.
(b) Fruit bats.
(c) Dragonflies.
(d) Fruit flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Peter Grant's last teacher?

2. Who helped Jamie Smith analyze his data on sparrows?

3. How many mating songs does each species of finch have?

4. What does the Latin word "specere" mean?

5. What do Crossbills eat?

(see the answer key)

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