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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. What is the product of the ugly palms Darwin sees going up the mountain?
(a) sweet sap from which syrup is made
(b) fiber for making ropes
(c) thatching for shack roofs
(d) large dates used to feed cattle

2. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?
(a) silicified wood in the form of standing tree trunks
(b) hot springs where he stops to bathe
(c) ruins of an ancient civilization
(d) quarts cliffs of many colors

3. What must Darwin and his guide cross on the way back to Hacienda de San Isidro?
(a) a rapids in a mountain river
(b) a dry, parched desert
(c) a line of military guarding the border
(d) a suspension bridge made of rope and hide

4. Where does Darwin find olive and orange trees and many varieties of vegetables?
(a) at the Bay of Valparaiso
(b) on the sides of Mount Compana
(c) in the Market of Santiago
(d) in the Valley of Paradise

5. Exploring the Chiloe eastern coastline, what does Darwin observe?
(a) the nearly extinct dodo bird
(b) the volcano Orsono
(c) albatros nests
(d) strange granite boulders in the sea

Short Answer Questions

1. Headed back towards Chiloe, what does Darwin observe at night?

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

3. Why do Darwin and Mariano Gonzales take ten pack mules on the trek across the Andes?

4. How does Darwin describe the town of Port Louis?

5. What happens at Valdivia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the things Darwin notices at Keeling Island?

2. How does Darwin react to Mauritius, known at that time as the Isle of France?

3. How does Darwin describe a staple food on Tierra del Fuego?

4. Tell what Darwin thinks and observes about the rivers in the Andes Mountains.

5. Summarize Darwin's classification of coral reefs.

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

7. Explain Darwin's observations in the Galapagos that will later influence his scientific theories.

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

9. What evidence does Darwin find that sea beds are raised by nature to great heights?

10. How does Darwin react to Sydney, Australia?

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