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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?
(a) a tornado a mile wide
(b) a hailstorm with hail as large as apples
(c) an electrical storm that set the forest ablaze
(d) an eclipse of the moon

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

3. What is an important occupation for the gauchos?
(a) trapping pumas
(b) making whisky
(c) breaking horses
(d) carrying the mail

4. What do Darwin's discoveries cause him to think about?
(a) species unknown in Europe
(b) the many different kins of one species
(c) species that have become extinct
(d) the pre-historic geology

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a particular riding skill of a gaucho?

2. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

3. Why is a puppy that will become a sheep dog put in with a herd to grow up?

4. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?

5. Where does Darwin get his first walk through a rain forest?

(see the answer key)

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