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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 color is the beak of a finch that is about to mate?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

2. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?
(a) 5 inches.
(b) 1/5 of an inch.
(c) 50 inches.
(d) 500 inches.

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

4. How old are the oldest finches on the island?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 13 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

5. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the finch is the tarsus?

2. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

3. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?

4. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?

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

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