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

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 - Medium

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 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird did Darwin breed back home in England?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Swallows.
(d) Mockingbirds.

2. In Chapter 5, to which mythical figure does Weiner compare the finches?
(a) Icharus.
(b) Sisyphus.
(c) The Sirens.
(d) Medusa.

3. Weiner compares the Cactus finch to whom in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) The Pilgrims.
(b) The faculty of the University of Michigan.
(c) Plains Indians.
(d) The Pittsburgh Penguins.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Peter Grant pursue his undergraduate degree?

2. On which island in the Galapagos archipelago did Darwin land first?

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

4. How many species of finch live in the Galapagos Islands?

5. As Chapter 5 ends, Weiner mentions which food that Darwin ate in the Galapagos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the crew of the Beagle want to stop in the Galapagos, and what did they find there?

2. Explain Weiner's assertion that "taxonomists can be classified into splitters and lumpers."

3. Explain the occurrence of natural selection that Dolph Schluter found in the sparrows.

4. Summarize Endler's guppy experiments.

5. What difference did Darwin see among the barnacles, and how did he react?

6. Which Fortis finches survived the drought of 1977, and why?

7. How do various species get from island to island in the Galapagos? Remember to include examples of both plants and animals.

8. Describe the typical method of arrival on Daphne Major.

9. Compare and contrast evolution as seen through the fossil record and as observed in real time.

10. Describe the view from the peak of Daphne Major.

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