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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. As of the time of Rosemary's interview in Chapter 8, how many finches were not banded on Daphne Major?
(a) 1.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

2. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Anna Karenina.

3. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?
(a) Zebroid.
(b) Hinny.
(c) Miniature horse.
(d) Mule.

4. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1983.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) The Agony and the Ecstasy.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) A Streetcar Named Desire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the finch is the tarsus?

2. What organism did Darwin's colleague Joseph Hooker study?

3. Who named one finch species "Geospiza incerta," which, according to Weiner, means "ground finch, I guess"?

4. In what year did the Grants' team first notice the finches' hybrid breeding?

5. What is the name of the building where Peter and Rosemary have their offices?

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