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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. With what does Rosemary bait the finch traps?
(a) Seal blubber.
(b) Banana.
(c) Birdseed.
(d) Apple.

2. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Fourteen.

3. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Anna Karenina.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

3. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?

4. From how far away do the Grants take photographs of the finches for their research?

5. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?

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