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

2. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?
(a) Booby.
(b) Tortoise.
(c) Sea lion.
(d) Iguana.

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

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

5. In the first paragraph of Chapter 11, Darwin is discussing the hybridization of which animal?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Fox.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Weiner compare to a Petri dish?

2. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?

3. Which plant has dominated Daphne Major since the flood?

4. Of whom does Peter Grant keep newspaper photos on his office door?

5. How many species of Ground finch are there in the Galapagos?

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