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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. What animal does Weiner describe as having "the body plan of a volcano"?
(a) Mussel.
(b) Barnacle.
(c) Crow.
(d) Tortoise.

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Seals.
(c) Bracket fungi.
(d) Sea cucumbers.

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

4. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Swallows.
(c) Mockingbirds.
(d) Sparrows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

2. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

3. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?

4. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

5. How old are the oldest finches on the island?

(see the answer key)

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