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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the old school friend of Darwin's he stays with in Chile?
(a) Oliver Swift
(b) Rudyard Kipling
(c) Robert Browning
(d) Richard Corfield

2. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?
(a) listen to stories about native religion
(b) classify the various fish caught in the Colorado
(c) catch up on entries in his journal
(d) little else but observe the natives

3. Why does sea salt work better than lake salt as a preservative?
(a) Sea salt contains other chemicals that aid in preservation.
(b) Sea salt is more plentiful.
(c) Sea salt is purer than lake salt.
(d) Sea salt contains more sodium chloride.

4. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?
(a) with native Indians
(b) in makeshift tents
(c) the estate of Manuel Figuireda
(d) the Mandetiba inn

5. What does Darwin discover about fifteen miles from Patagones?
(a) a sand dune mountain
(b) a volcanic crater
(c) a salt lake
(d) a tar pit

Short Answer Questions

1. On the way to Santa Fe, what makes the road very difficult, especially for the many carts with huge wheels?

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

3. What is Capt. Fitz Roy's plan after anchoring at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River?

4. Why is a tree Darwin comes across famous among the natives?

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

(see the answer key)

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