Chimpanzee Quiz

What sometimes appeared in the tent according to the passage?

• Scorpions and giant poisonous centipedes

• Snakes

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Why did the chimpanzees seem miserable in the rain?

• They looked cold and shivered

• Many of them got coughs and colds

• They seemed irritable and bad tempered

• All of the above

What did the author do when she suddenly saw a chimp hunched in front of her?

• She quickly stopped

• She looked up and saw a big chimp

• She crouched down to appear nonthreatening

• Both A and C

What happened when the author stood up after the incident with the chimpanzees?

• Her legs were trembling

• She realized she was alone again

• The chimpanzees had gone

• All of the above

What did the author look forward to after her long days in the forests?

• Supper

• Writing in her journal

• Receiving mail

• All of the above

What did the author recognize about the chimpanzees as the weeks went by?

• They had different faces and characters

• David Greybeard was a calm chimp

• Goliath had an excitable, impetuous temperament

• All of the above

What did the author learn from Flo about female chimpanzees?

• They have only one baby every five or six years

• The older offspring still spend a lot of time with their mothers

• They do not have just one mate

• All of the above

Who came to Gombe to make a film about the chimpanzees?

• A photographer from the National Geographic Society

• Hugo van Lawick, a Dutch baron

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Why did the author leave Gombe for a while?

• To start her own studies at Cambridge University

• To get her Ph.D. degree

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What was the first wild chimpanzee infant that the author saw close up?

• Flo's baby, Flint

• Fifi, Flo's six-year-old daughter

• Figan, Flo's five-year-old son

• None of the above