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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. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Ian Abbott.
(c) Peter Boag.
(d) Trevor Price.

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

3. Who is "the greatest authority on plants of the Galapagos"?
(a) Duncan Porter.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) David Lack.

4. In the dry year, how much bigger was the beak of a surviving finch than that of a dead finch?
(a) Half a millimeter.
(b) Three millimeters.
(c) One millimeter.
(d) Two millimeters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?

2. Which animal did the evolutionist David Lack not consider when formulating his ideas, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

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

4. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?

5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

(see the answer key)

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