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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 the miserable climate around Tierra del Fuego, what does Darwin enjoy about Chile?
(a) the hot desert climate
(b) the calm sea and white beaches
(c) the gentle, constant rains
(d) the clear, dry and warm weather

2. What animals had been introduced on East Falkland Island?
(a) kangaroos and ostriches
(b) sheep and house cats
(c) a herd of cattle and rabbits
(d) goats and koalas

3. On his second attempt, what is Capt. Fitz Roy able to navigate successfully?
(a) the Great Barrier Reef
(b) the Strait of Magellan
(c) the Antarctic Channel
(d) the Sea of Sighs

4. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?
(a) go hungry
(b) collects insects within the forest
(c) catch up on his sleep
(d) climbs trees

5. What does Darwin find that thrives in the area around the salt lakes?
(a) a species of snakes
(b) a species of worms
(c) a species of birds
(d) a species of mammals

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Darwin and his companions find at the Colorado River?

2. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?

3. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?

4. What animal life does Darwin observe on the trail?

5. How does Darwin speculate the craggy boulders around the mountains were moved?

(see the answer key)

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