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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?
(a) ticks and fleas
(b) spiders and parasites brought in on the birds
(c) moths and ants
(d) grasshoppers and flies

2. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?
(a) they are held by other monkeys
(b) the grip of their large hands
(c) the grip of their prehensile tails
(d) they are wedged in the branches

3. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?
(a) fried eggs and flying fish
(b) nothing but meat and water
(c) only a variety of vegetables
(d) barbecued goat and wine

4. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?
(a) a sea slug
(b) a cuttlefish
(c) a starfish
(d) an octopus

5. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa
(b) settlements on Cape de Verd
(c) paintings of early Egypt
(d) Scottish villages

Short Answer Questions

1. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?

2. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?

3. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?

4. At Botofogo Bay, what does Darwin find that interests him?

5. What does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?

(see the answer key)

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