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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?
(a) from red clay to smooth stones
(b) from sand and silt to polished granite
(c) from stones to black volcanic rock
(d) from stones to marshy sand

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

3. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?
(a) evidence of diamond formations
(b) strange stratas of slate
(c) a band of chalk
(d) large mud floes

4. What does Darwin see at Chatham Island?
(a) huge tortoises weighing up to 200 pounds
(b) rock dwelling monkeys
(c) large pelicans along the coast
(d) thriving fishing villages

5. What does Darwin see from the Blue Mountains?
(a) many ships sailing around the continent
(b) tall trees growing in the valleys below
(c) cliffs with magnificent views of a harbor
(d) vast areas of farmland

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darwin attempt to communicate with a large black man on a ferry?

2. What turns out to be a raised plain about 3,000 feet above sea level?

3. Walking along a road cut through the landscape, what does Darwin reflect on?

4. What is located at the Bay of Valparaiso?

5. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?

(see the answer key)

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