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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?
(a) a ferry to get them to the other side
(b) many fishing villages
(c) a military encampment headed by General Rosas
(d) an abandoned military fort

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) they are wedged in the branches
(d) the grip of their prehensile tails

3. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?
(a) pygmie hippopotamuses
(b) large flocks of ostriches roaming the land
(c) kangaroos and wallabies
(d) giant land turtles

4. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(b) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(c) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922
(d) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903

5. What is Darwin's profession?
(a) a 19th century chemist
(b) a 19th century ship's captain
(c) a 19th century naturalist
(d) a 19th century map maker

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

3. What is the sociological condition in Brazil that disturbs Darwin?

4. Where does Darwin travel with the company of a guide and five gauchos?

5. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?

(see the answer key)

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