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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 part of the finch is the tarsus?
(a) Neck.
(b) Beak.
(c) Leg.
(d) Wing.

2. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The Pittsburgh Penguins.
(b) The faculty of the University of Michigan.
(c) Plains Indians.
(d) The Pilgrims.

3. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Maimonides.
(d) Euripides.

4. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Sin Nombre.
(c) Daphne Major.
(d) Isabela.

5. Cactus finches build their nest to protect themselves from which animal?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Owls.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?

2. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

3. What type of animal was the Eohippus (or the Hyracotherium)?

4. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?

5. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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