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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. Where does Jamie Smith study sparrows?
(a) England.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Patagonia.

2. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?
(a) The Sirens.
(b) Icharus.
(c) Medusa.
(d) Sisyphus.

3. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Six.

4. Chapter 8 mentions that Peter has to deliver a lecture in which country?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Greece.
(c) England.
(d) France.

5. What normally causes the finches not to eat Chamaesyce?
(a) Its hardness.
(b) Its furry exterior.
(c) Its latex substance.
(d) Its thorns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Weiner compares the finches' hunt for seeds to which human food?

3. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?

4. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?

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

(see the answer key)

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