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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?
(a) Sea salt contains other chemicals that aid in preservation.
(b) Sea salt is more plentiful.
(c) Sea salt is purer than lake salt.
(d) Sea salt contains more sodium chloride.

2. What does Darwin find in the area of Bahia Blanca?
(a) the fossilized skeletons of huge animals
(b) large reptiles that attack cattle
(c) the dry bed of an inland sea
(d) evidence of a major earthquake

3. What does Darwin compare to the taste of veal?
(a) lizard meat
(b) puma meat
(c) llama meat
(d) armadillo meat

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

5. What are the two different styles Darwin uses in his journal?
(a) explorer and philosopher
(b) biologist and engineer
(c) clergyman and scientist
(d) scientist and journalist

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

3. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?

4. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?

5. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?

(see the answer key)

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