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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. Which scientist is mentioned in Chapter 14 as strongly advocating the need for measurement in science?
(a) Lord Kelvin.
(b) Blaise Pascal.
(c) Louis Pasteur.
(d) Marie Curie.

2. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Gold.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

3. Whose A Short History of Biology "killed Darwin with kindness," according to Weiner?
(a) David Lack's.
(b) Percy Bysshe Shelley's.
(c) Singer's.
(d) Peter Grant's.

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

5. Who was Trevor Price's assistant in the Galapagos?
(a) Tjitte de Vries.
(b) Laurene Ratcliffe.
(c) Spike Millington.
(d) Carlos Nuñez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made the statement about Cleopatra's nose that is quoted in Chapter 11?

2. How many species of finch are there in Hawaii?

3. What do Crossbills eat?

4. How many populations of finches did the Grants study during their first year in the Galapagos?

5. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?

(see the answer key)

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