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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving the Santa Cruz River, where does the Beagle make its next stop?
(a) Baja California
(b) the Galapogas Islands
(c) Panama
(d) East Falkland Island

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

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

4. What does Darwin speculate died out on the continent long before the Spanish arrived?
(a) horses
(b) boars
(c) tigers
(d) armadillos

5. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?
(a) It is the largest tree in South America.
(b) It can be seen for miles in any direction.
(c) It bears a medicinal fruit.
(d) It is revered as an altar to a god called Walleechu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?

2. What animal is a scavenger for hard objects it piles at the entrance to its burrows?

3. Who are the unusually tall people compared to other natives of the area?

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

5. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?

(see the answer key)

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