The Voyage of the Beagle Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?

2. What is Darwin's profession?

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

4. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?

5. In addition to the volcanic formation of St. Domingo, what does Darwin notice about the island?

6. What marine creature does Darwin discover off of St. Domingo that he keeps in his cabin?

7. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?

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

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

10. What is the...
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