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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provides Darwin with more evidence of the relationships between volcanic activity and earthquakes?
(a) the stories people tell about past disasters
(b) the shape of the coast after the volcanoes erupt
(c) the destruction after the Valdivia earthquake
(d) the temperature of the water after the tsunami

2. What animal does Darwin find in small herds after arriving at Port Desire?
(a) the bizcacha, in communal burrows
(b) the llama, rarely seen outside of Peru
(c) the guanaco, rarely seen to the north, is abundant
(d) the deer, usually found in jungles

3. What affirmation does Darwin make about the earth?
(a) some of the earth is inhabitable
(b) life on earth is only near wateer
(c) there is no life in a salt lake bed
(d) every part of the world is habitable

4. What does Darwin write about the Chilean miners?
(a) They are allowed to keep part of what they mine.
(b) They spend all their money on drink and clothes.
(c) They get paid large salaries.
(d) They work long hours and enjoy life.

5. 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) ticks and fleas
(d) moths and ants

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the industries of the native population near the military post?

2. What impresses Darwin about the Tahitians?

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

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

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

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