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. Who was the first person who could recognize all the finches on Daphne Major?
(a) Trevor Price.
(b) Rosemary Grant.
(c) Ian Abbott.
(d) Nicola Grant.

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

3. How many times did Number 3425 breed in 1983?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

4. To which of the researchers' objects are finches always attracted?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) The trash can.
(c) Fans.
(d) Boots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual seed did the Grants find on Genovesa after El NiƱo?

2. Which are the "fittest finches on the island," as discussed in Chapter 8?

3. What was the name of Darwin's grandfather?

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

5. Who is quoted in the opening of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Endler's guppy experiments.

2. How do the Grants collect blood samples from the finches?

3. How did the finches respond to the rain after the intense drought?

4. Describe a typical workday for the Grants on Daphne Major.

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

6. Explain Darwin's "eureka" from Chapter 10.

7. Describe some of the unusual finch behaviors during the drought.

8. Describe the appearance of Daphne Major after it stopped raining in Chapter 7.

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

10. Explain the significance of black and brown feathers in finch males, as discussed in Chapter 6.

(see the answer keys)

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