Teacher’s Note: The answers to this quiz are all available in the information provided in sections
1.0 to 6.0 of this tool-kit. Before giving students this quiz, the teacher should prepare a lesson
using this information. (Correct answers are on page 4 )

Questions

1. Name the 6 kinds of turtles that are found in the Pacific region.

2. What do leatherback turtles eat?

3. What do green turtles eat?

4. What do hawksbill turtles eat?

5. If you see a leatherback turtle come to your beach to lay her eggs, when do you expect
she will return?

6. Name 3 traditional uses of turtles.

7. What is the major reason that turtle numbers are declining in the Pacific?

8. Name 3 reasons that turtles are disappearing around the world.

9. About how many eggs does a mother leatherback turtle lay when she makes a nest?

10. Which government department is in charge of turtles in Solomon Islands?

11. What does Solomon Islands law say about turtles?

12. What is CITES and what does it do?