When Darwin First Published His Book on the Origin of Species

question 34

Multiple Choice

When Darwin first published his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection:

• A) it was criticized because he ignored genetics
• B) he was attacked for plagiarizing the work of Alfred Russell Wallace
• C) it was an enormous success and quickly sold out its first printing
• D) he placated the Church by adding a preface that indicated his belief that evolution was the way in which God created life

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