The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What organization did Tjitte de Vries direct?
(a) The Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) The Finch Unit.
(c) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
(d) The Charles Darwin Research Station.

2. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?
(a) Boots.
(b) Fans.
(c) The trash can.
(d) A bucket of water.

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

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

5. Who devised the metaphor of the watch and the watchmaker?
(a) William Paley.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Joseph Hooker.
(d) Darwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of the time of Rosemary's interview in Chapter 8, how many finches were not banded on Daphne Major?

2. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?

3. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?

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

5. What was the name of the boat by which the Grants traveled from island to island, as mentioned in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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