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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. As Rosemary relates, what sometimes causes a bamboo pole to become unexpectedly heavy as one carries it?
(a) Guano.
(b) An eagle.
(c) An iguana.
(d) A hawk.

2. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?
(a) Tortoise.
(b) Greens.
(c) Fish.
(d) Berries.

3. What animals did Darwin call "imps of darkness"?
(a) Mockingbirds.
(b) Sea lions.
(c) Tortoises.
(d) Iguanas.

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

5. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Anselm.
(c) Martin.
(d) Erasmus.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which island in the Galapagos archipelago did Darwin land first?

2. What book did Darwin call his "Big Book"?

3. What Galapagos island is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 1?

4. What normally causes the finches not to eat Chamaesyce?

5. How long did Darwin study barnacles?

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