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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?
(a) in a luxury hotel on Botofogo Bay
(b) in the center of the city
(c) in a cottage on Botofogo Bay
(d) with the governor of Rio de Janeiro

2. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?
(a) strike him
(b) push him into the water
(c) give him money
(d) make him work

3. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?
(a) Cape de Verd islands
(b) St. domingo
(c) St. Paul's Rocks
(d) Fernando Noronha Island

4. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?
(a) game, cattle, horses, or humans
(b) trees, cacti, or boulders
(c) elephants, lions, and kangaroos
(d) birds, monkeys, or crocodiles

5. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?
(a) the Mandetiba inn
(b) the estate of Manuel Figuireda
(c) in makeshift tents
(d) with native Indians

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin speculate died out on the continent long before the Spanish arrived?

2. Where does Darwin spend ten weeks at the mouth of the Plata River?

3. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?

4. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?

5. Who are York Minster, Jemmy Button and Fuegia Basket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the problem Darwin faces when he returns to Buenos Aires.

2. Briefly tell about the waterfowl Darwin catalogs on East Falkland Island.

3. Heading toward St. Fe, about 300 miles north of Buenos Aries along the Parana River, describe the strange animal Darwin observes.

4. At the first stop after Sao Jago, what are Darwin's observations?

5. How does Darwin describe the behavior of the guanaco he finds at the ruins of an old Spanish settlement?

6. Describe the problem with getting three boats up the Santa Cruz River.

7. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make there?

8. What strange phenomenon occurs on the way to Port Desire and how does Darwin rationalize it?

9. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

10. How does Darwin surmise that animals similar to Old World animals ended up in the Americas?

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