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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Santa Cruz River bed change as Darwin moves upstream?
(a) from sand and silt to polished granite
(b) from stones to black volcanic rock
(c) from red clay to smooth stones
(d) from stones to marshy sand

2. Where does Darwin find mostly desert with a few mines of low quality here and there?
(a) the northern part of Chile
(b) the central part of Chile
(c) the coastal part of Chile
(d) the eastern part of Chile

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

4. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?
(a) the gauchos
(b) the military
(c) the Incas
(d) some bandits

5. Where does Darwin prepare to cross the Andes Mountains through the Portillo pass?
(a) at Valparaiso
(b) at Santiago
(c) at Bogota
(d) at Lima

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Darwin say is too great and ambitious for affection, yet not great enough for respect?

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

3. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?

4. What do the gauchos bring down using their bolas?

5. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

(see the answer key)

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