The Voyage of the Beagle Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 1 to Chapter 4

Quiz: Chapter 1 to Chapter 4

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What does Darwin discover about fifteen miles from Patagones?
a) a salt lake
b) a sand dune mountain
c) a tar pit
d) a volcanic crater

2. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?
a) trading horses they caught and trained
b) making the round stones for the bolas
c) weaving ponchos for gauchos
d) making lazo, or lassos, for the gauchos

3. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?
a) off the coast of Antarctica
b) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro
c) headed north from Rio de Janeiro
d) the Plata estuary

4. Where does Darwin...
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