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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Cabo San Lucas?
(a) It is at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula.
(b) It is at the southern tip of San Diego Bay.
(c) It is at the northern tip of San Diego Bay.
(d) It is at the southern tip of Magdalena Bay.

2. What do Indians do in Espiritu Santo Island?
(a) They own and operate several restaurants where sea travelers usually take their meal before sailing out to sea.
(b) They maintain a market where travelers can sell the items they collected at sea.
(c) They come to visit in a dugout canoe, stay long into the night to drink, tell stories, and discuss politics.
(d) They maintain several stores which sell supplies to sea travelers.

3. Which statement best describes Puerto Refugio?
(a) It is desolate and inhabited only by rattlesnakes.
(b) It is a crime-infested town which is not highly recommended by locals.
(c) It is busy with a lot of tourists and vacationers.
(d) It is so solemn, with people walking with their heads bowed.

4. What are the two types of biologists, as discussed by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts?
(a) Those who work at night and those who work during the day.
(b) Those who teach in the university and those who work for corporations.
(c) Those who have their own laboratory and those who rent a space for their laboratory works.
(d) Those who study dead, preserved animals and those who study life in all its complexity.

5. How does the life on the boat change as they get nearer the Sea of Cortez?
(a) It becomes rowdy, and there are fights among the team members almost every day.
(b) It becomes casual, and almost everyone is wearing only hats and shorts.
(c) It becomes too strained, members of the team stop talking to each other.
(d) It becomes very relaxed, team members do not want to go on shore anymore to collect specimen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What observations does Steinbeck note as the party sails on to the Sea of Cortez?

2. What are John Steinbeck's lamentations about?

3. Who is the chef of the expedition?

4. There is a struggle for scraps and morsels of food.Who are the participants in the struggle?

5. What concept does Steinbeck muse on, as inspired by the seemingly millions of fish in the water?

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