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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 6, Weiner compares evolution to the motion of which object?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A Jackson Pollock painting.
(d) A whirligig.

2. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?
(a) Rosemary Grant.
(b) Ian Abbott.
(c) Nicola Grant.
(d) Trevor Price.

3. According to Weiner, the woodpecker's beak is similar to what tool?
(a) Pickaxe.
(b) Chisel.
(c) Awl.
(d) Shovel.

4. What do the iguanas in the Galapagos eat?
(a) Croton seeds.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Insects.
(d) Finches.

5. In what year did the Grants' team first notice the finches' hybrid breeding?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1982.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which biologist thought of Darwin's finches as "not separate species at all, but 'hybrid swarms'"?

3. How long was the "Thinking Path"?

4. What is the name of the village on Santa Cruz?

5. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?

(see the answer key)

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