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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters III-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the HMS "Beagle" make its first stop?
(a) Tasmania.
(b) St. Jago.
(c) Mauritius.
(d) Argentina.

2. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?
(a) Tree holes.
(b) Marshy areas.
(c) Hedges.
(d) Hollow logs.

3. How many average-sized mice could be killed by the poison in the skin of one golden-frog?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 750.
(d) 1,500.

4. When was the breeding season for auks?
(a) May and June.
(b) April and May.
(c) July.
(d) March.

5. How old was Darwin when the voyage on the HMS "Beagle" ended?
(a) 26.
(b) 28.
(c) 27.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?

2. What town about 100 miles north of Rome, might be described as a municipal fossil?

3. Where did Charles Lyell grow up?

4. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

5. How old was Charles Darwin when he was invited to serve as a sort of gentleman's companion to the captain of the HMS "Beagle"?

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