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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the inhabitants of a ranch north of the Polanco River find interesting when Darwin arrives?
(a) the odd clothes that Darwin wears
(b) the pictures Darwin draws of plants and insects
(c) the color of Darwin's skin
(d) Darwin's compass and maps and phosphorous matches

3. At Botofogo Bay, what does Darwin find that interests him?
(a) many species of birds
(b) strange flesh eating fish
(c) many species of planaria (flatworms)
(d) new kinds of bees

4. Where does Darwin spend the night after descending the Blue Mountain plateau?
(a) at a cotton plantation
(b) at a sheep ranch
(c) at a mission
(d) at a modern inn

5. Who demonstrates their prowess with their spears launched with throwing sticks?
(a) Australian school children
(b) Australian soldiers
(c) Australian cowboys
(d) Australian aborigines

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory about volcanic activity and earthquakes does Darwin form that is years ahead of his time?

2. What does the man think Darwin is going to do?

3. What keeps Darwin on board the Beagle after it sails to Lima?

4. What does Darwin see along the way where robbers hide and cattle can be lost?

5. What does Darwin discover on the way back to Chile by way of the Uspallata pass north of Mendoza?

(see the answer key)

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