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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at Valdivia?
(a) the Beagle hits a reef
(b) a massive earthquake
(c) a hailstorm
(d) the Beagle runs aground

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

3. What does Darwin compare to the taste of veal?
(a) lizard meat
(b) puma meat
(c) llama meat
(d) armadillo meat

4. What has Darwin observed on the 3,200 mile trip from the Galapagos?
(a) a blue whale mother and baby
(b) great white sharks circling the Beagle
(c) a formation of coral known as an atoll
(d) a maelstrom

5. What is an important occupation for the gauchos?
(a) breaking horses
(b) carrying the mail
(c) trapping pumas
(d) making whisky

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can two dead monkeys not be shaken out of a tree?

2. What does Darwin see as the disadvantages such as monetary inflation and a sense of personal anonymity in Sydney?

3. What amusing thing does Darwin witness outside of Monte Video?

4. After sailing away from Chile, where does the Beagle go?

5. What does Darwin do during his three-day stay in Socego?

(see the answer key)

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