The Beak of the Finch Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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 test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Grants' research is compared to which novel?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Anna Karenina.

2. How many genera of plants did Darwin's friend find in a "small fallow field in Kent"?
(a) 12.
(b) 108.
(c) 7200.
(d) 5.

3. How much rain has fallen on the island in the past forty-four months?
(a) 1/5 of an inch.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 50 inches.
(d) 500 inches.

4. In what year did the Grants first go to the Galapagos?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1976.

5. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) Thomas Henry Huxley.
(b) John Donne.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Joseph Hooker.

6. What does the Difficilis on the Pinta eat?
(a) Grass seeds.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Insects.
(d) Tribulus seeds.

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

8. What color "indicates age and experience" in the male finches' feathers?
(a) Gold.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

9. Which classic work of literature did Darwin take with him on his trip to the Galapagos Islands?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Candide.
(c) Paradise Lost.
(d) The Divine Comedy.

10. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which book did Laurene Ratcliffe read while waiting for rain on Daphne Major?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(c) The Agony and the Ecstasy.
(d) Waiting for Godot.

11. What is the nickname by which Peter calls the finch in Chapter 1?
(a) Cheeky.
(b) Famous Bird.
(c) Oolong Oolong.
(d) Trouble.

12. Which playwright does Weiner quote at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Maimonides.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Shakespeare.

13. What is the name of the animal resulting from the cross between a male horse and a female donkey?
(a) Hinny.
(b) Mule.
(c) Miniature horse.
(d) Zebroid.

14. Which book is quoted at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Gilgamesh.
(c) Ovid.
(d) The Odyssey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which type of animal in the Galapagos has one alpha male that mates with many females?

2. Which year was the dry year that is discussed in Chapter 5?

3. Who analyzed the finch data from the 1970s using partial regression analysis?

4. Which weed does Chapter 4 discuss in detail?

5. Who helped Jamie Smith analyze his data on sparrows?

(see the answer keys)

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