The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Beak of the Finch Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

Jonathan Weiner
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Charles Darwin Research Station founded?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1912.

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

3. Who argued against the principle of divergence using the phrase "the Ghost of Competition Past"?
(a) Darwin.
(b) David Lack.
(c) Joseph Connell.
(d) Peter Boag.

4. What was the name of the captain of Darwin's ship?
(a) Dickens.
(b) FitzRoy.
(c) FitzWilliam.
(d) McCoy.

5. What does the illustration in The Origin of Species depict?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) The "tree of life."
(c) An iguana.
(d) London Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, when observing Darwin's finches in museums, noticed the many differences in the birds' beaks?

2. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?

3. Where did Darwin pick up the second volume of Principles of Geology?

4. Who is speaking in the first sentence of Chapter 9?

5. Who has deeply studied the history of studying evolution in the Galapagos Islands?

(see the answer key)

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