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1. What was the name of the young woman who was sent to Africa to study the chimps?
Karen Foster
Julie McGregor
Diane Fossey
Jane Goodall
2. Chimps create nests out of:
sticks & leaves
rocks
dirt
feathers
3. How does Fifi react to her new baby brother, Flint?
she attacks him
she is fascinated by him
she ignores him
she runs away
4. How does Flo treat Fifi when she tries to interact with the bay?
she punishes Fifi
she is very patient
5. Which of the following behaviors do males exhibit to show their dominance over other males:
they jump around and make a lot of noise
they snarl and bite the other males, sometimes causing injury
they roll onto their backs and expose their bellies
they climb highest in the trees
6. Mike was able to raise his status in the group by:
picking on the females
grooming the dominant male
having the most offspring
using tin cans to make a lot of noise
7. Fifi became frightened when she:
was confronted by a group of baboons
could not find her mother
heard thunder
8. During a rainstorm, chimpanzees:
seek shelter
climb high into trees
sit and wait it out
open an umbrella
9. In order to eat termites, chimpanzees:
they use their long tongues to probe the termite mound
flush the termites out of the mound with water
use sticks to pull termites from the mound
kick the termite mounds until the termites run out
10. Which of the following illustrates tools used by chimpanzees?
using sticks to remove termites
using sticks as weapons
using a leaf like a sponge for water
all of these
11. What animal was killed and eaten by the normally vegetarian chimpanzees?
baboon
mouse
turtle
chicken
12. Jane quit putting out bananas for the chimps because:
the chimps were fighting too much
the chimps were becoming fat
the bananas were making them ill
the chimps were getting too tame
13. When confronted by a mirror, young Flint: ignored it
was fascinated
attacked it
14. What disease devastated the chimpanzees at the reserve?
smallpox
AIDS
polio
15. What were the symptoms of the disease? paralysis
seizures
high fever
rash
16. What was Jane’s son’s nickname? Bubba
Flint
Grub
Petey
17. How does Flint react to Flo trying to wean him?
he sulks
he runs away
he throws tantrums
he cries
18. What happened to Flame? she disappeared
she was adopted by another chimp
Jane moved her to a zoo
19. What happened to Flint? he left the group on his own
he died
he was adopted by Fifi
20. Jane’s study on chimpanzees: ended when funding ran out
lasted more than 20 years
21. (OPINION) What is Jane and her team’s responsibility toward the chimpanzees?
They should help them by providing medical care or relocating chimps in danger
They should not interfere and let nature take its course.
They should only interfere in extreme (life or death) circumstances