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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 is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?
(a) trading horses they caught and trained
(b) making the round stones for the bolas
(c) making lazo, or lassos, for the gauchos
(d) weaving ponchos for gauchos

2. What are the only two insects Darwin locates on St. Paul's Rocks?
(a) spiders and parasites brought in on the birds
(b) grasshoppers and flies
(c) moths and ants
(d) ticks and fleas

3. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?
(a) Feb. 12, 1809 to April 19, 1882
(b) Aug. 12, 1829 to Feb. 20, 1903
(c) Jan. 6, 1818 to Dec. 3, 1900
(d) May 14, 1850 to June 19, 1922

4. What small bird resembles quail in its habits and snipe in its looks?
(a) the South American mockingbird
(b) the tinochorus rumicivorous
(c) the flightless pheasant
(d) the avioticus imbicilus

5. After the return to Rio de Janeiro, where does Darwin stay that is rich in resources for the naturalist?
(a) in the center of the city
(b) in a cottage on Botofogo Bay
(c) in a luxury hotel on Botofogo Bay
(d) with the governor of Rio de Janeiro

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin observe that is formed by lightning hitting the hills and traversing through the sand?

2. What does the evening meal consist of at Don Juan Fuentes' house?

3. What does Darwin see at Punta Alta?

4. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?

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

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