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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. Why does the Beagle stop for three days at the Chonos Archipelago?
(a) because of a storm
(b) to replenish its supplies
(c) because of sickness
(d) to look for crew members

2. What theory of Darwin's after observing the atolls is still considered valid today?
(a) why atolls are disappearing
(b) what makes coral grow in a circle
(c) how the atolls were formed
(d) how atolls help the ocean ecology

3. What impresses Darwin about the Tahitians?
(a) their friendliness and good looks, despite their tattoos
(b) their body covering tattoos
(c) their warlike nature
(d) their modesty of dress

4. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?
(a) the northern part of Chile
(b) the central part of Chile
(c) the coastal part of Chile
(d) the eastern part of Chile

5. What is a principal industry of Chile that Darwin observes?
(a) ship building
(b) mining copper and gold
(c) jewelry making
(d) iron smelting

Short Answer Questions

1. What is located at the Bay of Valparaiso?

2. What has Darwin observed on the 3,200 mile trip from the Galapagos?

3. What has meant giving up his usual social circles and going off into unknown territories to meet unforeseen hardships?

4. Walking along a road cut through the landscape, what does Darwin reflect on?

5. What is at the center of the atoll called Keeling Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Darwin sum up his voyage at its end?

2. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

3. Explain what Darwin observes after landing at Hobart Town on the island of Tasmania.

4. Tell about Capt. Fitz Roy's talk with Patagonians before making it through the Magdalen Channel.

5. What is Darwin's journal entry as they leave New Zealand?

6. Explain what Darwin sees at Concepcion and why the houses are still standing.

7. Explain Darwin's impression of the geology of New Zealand.

8. What comment does Darwin make about slavery in Australia?

9. Describe Darwin's disappointment at the saltpeter mine.

10. Describe Darwin's impressions at the bay of Valparaiso.

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