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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Darwin see at Chatham Island?
(a) rock dwelling monkeys
(b) huge tortoises weighing up to 200 pounds
(c) large pelicans along the coast
(d) thriving fishing villages

2. What does Darwin write about the Chilean miners?
(a) They get paid large salaries.
(b) They work long hours and enjoy life.
(c) They spend all their money on drink and clothes.
(d) They are allowed to keep part of what they mine.

3. On his way up the coast of Chile toward Copiapo, why does Darwin turn inland toward the mining area?
(a) He hears about strange plant life at the mines.
(b) He does not find much of interest along the coast.
(c) The coastline becomes impassable.
(d) He is bored looking at the sea all the time.

4. What do the gauchos prepare for a meal on the island?
(a) puma steaks
(b) a boneless roast with the hide still on the meat
(c) a spit roasted wild goat
(d) a soup made with a large turtle

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Darwin describe the dress of the Chilean miners?

2. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?

3. Who are the people living on Tierra del Fuego?

4. What does Darwin find that thrives in the area around the salt lakes?

5. What does Darwin discover at the saltpeter mine?

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