View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the six sailors who show up at the Beagle?
(a) keepers of a lighthouse
(b) survivors of a shipwreck
(c) runaways from a whaling ship
(d) guards from a prisoner ship

2. What does Darwin see that is the size of a rabbit but looks like a kangaroo?
(a) a kangaroo rat
(b) a jack rabbit
(c) a kangaroo cat
(d) a jackalope

3. What does Darwin observe along the rivers of the Andes?
(a) the poverty of the people
(b) the richness of mineral resources
(c) the calmness of the water
(d) the color of the water

4. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?
(a) Capt. Fitz Roy
(b) an old Portuguese priest
(c) a large bearded monkey
(d) his hired native guide

5. What feeds the inhabitants' pigs and a large kind of crab on Keeling Island?
(a) coconut trees
(b) bananas
(c) berry bushes
(d) wild rice

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way to Santa Fe, what makes the road very difficult, especially for the many carts with huge wheels?

2. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?

3. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?

4. What provides Darwin with more evidence of the relationships between volcanic activity and earthquakes?

5. What does Darwin see as they continue through the Andes mountains?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample