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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the Beagle after passing through the Strait of Magellan?
(a) the relatively calm Pacific Ocean
(b) the mouth of an unnamed river
(c) the Antarctic Sea
(d) headed toward New Zealand

3. What do the Brazilian villages remind Darwin of?
(a) settlements on Cape de Verd
(b) Scottish villages
(c) paintings of early Egypt
(d) the Hottentot dwellings of Southern Africa

4. Where does Darwin see camphor, pepper, cinnamon and clove trees, along with breadfruit, jaca and mango?
(a) in a Brazilian marketplace
(b) the Botanical Garden
(c) the edge of the sea
(d) deep in the Brazilian jungle

5. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?
(a) there is no life in a salt lake bed
(b) life on earth is only near wateer
(c) some of the earth is inhabitable
(d) every part of the world is habitable

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Darwin travel with the company of a guide and five gauchos?

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

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

4. What does Darwin speculate about the continents?

5. What is Darwin told about climatic events in the area?

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