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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?
(a) 24.
(b) 36.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

2. Which famous writer went to Christ's College before Darwin?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) John Milton.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Daniel Defoe.

3. Who created the concept of the "darwin"?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Trevor Price.
(c) Peter Grant.
(d) J.B.S. Haldane.

4. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?
(a) Oolong Oolong.
(b) Famous Bird.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Cheeky.

5. What type of animal was the Eohippus (or the Hyracotherium)?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Cow.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

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

4. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

5. Who wrote the book Natural Selection in the Wild?

(see the answer key)

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