The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Grants work in the United States?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) The Ohio State University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) NASA.

2. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) A hawk.
(b) An eagle.
(c) An iguana.
(d) Guano.

3. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?
(a) 36.
(b) 24.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

4. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?
(a) FitzWilliam.
(b) FitzRoy.
(c) Dickens.
(d) McCoy.

5. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?
(a) Galapagos.
(b) The Voyage of the Beagle.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Origin of Species.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

2. From what bird do the vampire finches drink blood?

3. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

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

5. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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