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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Peter Grant's last teacher?
(a) David Lack.
(b) Carolus Linnaeus.
(c) Peter Boag.
(d) G. Evelyn Hutchinson.

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

4. Which plant has dominated Daphne Major since the flood?
(a) Tribulus.
(b) Passionflower.
(c) Cactus.
(d) Cacabus.

5. Which type of fish is discussed at length in Chapter 6?
(a) Betta.
(b) Guppy.
(c) Cod.
(d) Goldfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous writer went to Christ's College before Darwin?

2. What caused the heavy rains in December 1982?

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

4. How many genera of plants did Darwin's friend find in a "small fallow field in Kent"?

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

(see the answer key)

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