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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After leaving Las Minas, what does Darwin see near marble outcroppings?
(a) pygmie hippopotamuses
(b) giant land turtles
(c) kangaroos and wallabies
(d) large flocks of ostriches roaming the land

3. What is the composition of the Cape de Verd Islands?
(a) volcanic geology with lush vegetation
(b) volcanic geology and not much vegetation
(c) tectonic geology and biological diversity
(d) tectonic geology with sparce vegetation

4. What does Darwin find while exploring Cape de Verd?
(a) an amazing variety of strange plants
(b) remains of a forgotten 14th century civilization
(c) fossils of extremely large land animals
(d) a cemetery with headstones dating back to the 16th century

5. Where do seals and penguins surround the ship and make noises that resemble cattle?
(a) off the coast of Antarctica
(b) headed north from Rio de Janeiro
(c) the Plata estuary
(d) just of the coast from Rio de Janeiro

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened at Sierra Tapalguen the night before Darwin and company arrive at the nearby outpost?

2. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?

3. What is the guanaco Darwin sees on the way to the Sauce military outpost?

4. What are two important items used by the gauchos?

5. What causes the different colored water Darwin sees after leaving Bahia?

(see the answer key)

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