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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. In chapter 16, Weiner compares evolutionists to characters in which classic story?
(a) Gulliver's Travels.
(b) A Christmas Carol.
(c) Frankenstein.
(d) Donnie Darko.

2. Which Greek philosopher is quoted at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Heraclitus.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Plato.

3. What is the painting called that Henry Stacy Marks created?
(a) The Birdwatcher's Evening.
(b) Science Is Measurement.
(c) Experiments in Ornithology.
(d) David.

4. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Joseph Hooker.
(c) William Paley.
(d) Darwin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?

2. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?

3. According to chapter 9, what percentage of the birds on Darwin's property were killed in the cold weather?

4. On which island do humans not normally live?

5. From where does Martin Taylor collect his moth specimens?

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