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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. What type of bird suffered on Genovesa during the rains of 1982-83?
(a) Booby.
(b) Bluebird.
(c) Mockingbird.
(d) Finch.

2. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?
(a) William Hamilton.
(b) Peter Boag.
(c) David Anderson.
(d) Frank J. Sulloway.

3. As discussed in Chapter 4, which of the finches' traits did Peter Boag study for his thesis?
(a) Tarsus length.
(b) Resistance to disease.
(c) Heritability.
(d) Survival mechanisms.

4. How long was the "Thinking Path"?
(a) .5 miles.
(b) .25 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

5. Where did Rosemary spend her childhood?
(a) Paris.
(b) Canada.
(c) The Lake District.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?

2. What does Weiner compare to the "flaming sword at the gates of Eden"?

3. In the dry year, how much bigger was the beak of a surviving finch than that of a dead finch?

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

5. Approximately how many islands are in the Galapagos Archipelago?

(see the answer key)

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