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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?
(a) Anselm.
(b) Erasmus.
(c) Martin.
(d) Augustine.

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

3. From how far away do the Grants take photographs of the finches for their research?
(a) 53 centimeters.
(b) 27 centimeters.
(c) 1 meter.
(d) 91 centimeters.

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

5. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) Barnacles.
(b) Finches.
(c) Snails.
(d) Paramecia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the instrument the Grants use to measure the hardness of the seeds the finches eat?

2. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?

3. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

4. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

5. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?

(see the answer key)

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